✿Agavaceae · Sansevieria
Marul / Indian Bowstring Hemp
Sansevieria roxburghiana
Undershrubindoor
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, West Bengal
- Flowering
- July-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sansevieria roxburghiana
- Genus
- Sansevieria
- Family
- Agavaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Gregarious as an undergrowth in rocky crevices in dry deciduous forests also in the plains
- Found in India
- Kerala, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Rigid sword-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Marul itself; the rest are typical of the Agavaceae family.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Marul, Murahri, Murva
- Tamil
- Marul-kalang
- Kannada
- ಹೆಗ್ಗುರಂಟಿಕೆ Heggurantike, ಹೆಗ್ಗುರಟಿಗೆ Hegguratige, ಗೊಡ್ಡುಮಂಜಿ Goddu manji
- Malayalam
- Hatukapel
- Marathi
- Murhari
About Marul
A member of the Agavaceae family, Indian bowstring hemp (Sansevieria roxburghiana) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Kerala and West Bengal. It grows in gregarious as an undergrowth in rocky crevices in dry deciduous forests also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from July to December.
Botanical family
Agavaceae
Agave Family
Marul belongs to the Agavaceae family.
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