Pancratium zeylanicum L., Sp. Pl. 290 1753. (syn: Pancratium tiariflorum Salisb.; Pancratium uniflorum Stokes) ?; Laccadive Is. to Malesia as per WCSP; Borneo; India; Jawa; Laccadive Is.; Maldives; Maluku; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Sulawesi as per Catalogue of Life;
Flora of Orissa: kindly conform the identity of Pancratium parvum. Place of collection: Karlapat sanctuary, Kalahandi, Orissa Date of collection:6/6/2009 Habit: Perrenial herb Habitat: Terrestrial, growing after forest fire and first mansoon rain Height of the plant: 30-40cm Flowering: May-june Please note the difference in the staminal cup between this plant and P. parvum (IDd recently in a post). This plant has a open larger cup with bifid teeth between long stamens which places this as P. triflorum. P. parvum has short, closed staminal cup and filaments are barely longer than the cup. However I am not familiar with flora of orissa to rule out any other species. Looks different from other images at Pancratium triflorum Pancratium zeylanicum ?? pic of leaves and face of flower would have helped, even back then when … first submitted it Thanks, …, Yes, possible, as per the following, but difficult to confirm with image: References: |
Pancratium zeylanicum ?
Updated on December 24, 2024