Chlorophytum arundinaceum

Botanical Description

Chlorophytum arundinaceum is an evergreen perennial plant growing from a tuberous rootstock; it produces a clump of basal leaves and flowering stems that can be up to 50cm tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 497 Title The Botany of Bihar and Orissa Publication Author Haines H.H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Adlard & Son & West Newman Ltd. London Year 1922 ISBN Description A flora, it gives many plant uses. The book can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. This is one of several Chlorophytum species that are collectively known as ‘safed musli’ and are harvested in large quantities from the wild in India for their tubers, which are reputed to have a number of medicinal properties, particularly as a tonic. They are widely traded. The plant is also harvested for local use as a food and a medicine[ 2022 Title Indian Medicinal Plants; An Illustrated Dictionary Publication Author Khare C.P. (Ed.) Publisher Springer-Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg Year 2007 ISBN 978-0-387-70637-5 Description ].