Telia Qand / Voodoo Lily
Sauromatum venosum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- March-May
How to identify Telia Qand
Identify Telia Qand by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Foul-smelling mottled purple-spotted spathe (voodoo lily).
- Confirm leaf shape: Compound/divided.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Araceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Telia Qand.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sauromatum venosum
- Genus
- Sauromatum
- Family
- Araceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Compound/dividedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Basal
Characters marked “recorded” are for Telia Qand itself; the rest are typical of the Araceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Spike
Typical of the Araceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- तेलिया क़न्द Telia Qand, सांप की बुट्टी Samp ki butti, Bhasmakand
About Telia Qand
A member of the Araceae family, Voodoo Lily (Sauromatum venosum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and 10 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from March to May.
Araceae
Arum family
Telia Qand belongs to the Araceae family.
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