E. Nepal to SC. China as per WCSP;

China South-Central; East Himalaya; Myanmar; Nepal; Tibet as per Catalogue of Life;

Common name: Edible Mayflower


Images by Balkar Singh (Id by Umeshkumar Tiwari & Krishan Lal) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links) 

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VoF Week: 19092012 BS 23 Monocot herb for id from the way to Ghangriya:

This monocot Herb was shot in the way to Ghangriya
Only fruits were seen


may be Smilacina purpurea


Yes it is Smilacina purpurea.


After going through the descriptions, I feel it may be Maianthemum oleraceum (Baker) LaFrankie:

 

SK547 07 JUN-2017:ID : 10 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (5)

Location: Lepchaghat, Darjeeling, India
Date: 24 May  2017
Altitude: 7200 ft.  

Some species of Maianthemum (Asparagaceae) earlier known as Smilacina.


To me it looks like the Himalayan Mayflower, Maianthemum purpureum.


Looking like mianthemum purpureum 


Thank you for the ID.  

Maianthemum purpureum (Wall.) LaFrankie
Nepali Name: सिकारी साग Sikaaree Saag  

After going through the descriptions, I feel it may be Maianthemum oleraceum (Baker) LaFrankie:


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SK1216 20 JUNE 2018 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)- around 500 kb each. 

Location: Sandakphu, India
Date: 14 May 2018
Altitude:10 –  11000 ft.
Habit : Wild 
Maianthemum oleraceum (Baker) LaFrankie  ??


I think you may be right.


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