Maianthemum oleraceum

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)

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:

Thank you. … I think you are right.

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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Updated on December 24, 2024