Chlorophytum heynei Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 322 1876. (syn: Anthericum heynei Rottler ex Baker; Chlorophytum heyneanum Wall. ex Hook.f.);

Stem very short. Leaves 20 x 5 cm, oblanceolate, acute to apex, narrowed to base. Racemes to 18 cm long, stout, densely-flowered. Pedicel 5 mm long; tepals 8 mm long, elliptic-lanceolate; ovary obovoid, retuse; style slender; stigma terminal. Capsule 10 x 7 mm, obovoid, 3-lobed; seeds 2 x 2 mm, orbicular, irregular, obtusely muriculate, black.

Flowering and fruiting: July-October
Evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
India and Sri Lanka
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)

PDF of articles published : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)
Please find the PDF copies of article published in the Devagiri Journal of Science
​1. Notes of Dalechampia in India with updated notes on velutina​
2. Taxonomic identity of Chlorophytum heynei
3. A new genus record to Kerala in Annonaceae


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