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Chlorophytum comosum
Chlorophytum comosum
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Dr. Maulik Gadani
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Botanical Name :
Chlorophytum comosum
(Thunb.) Jacques
Common Name :
Ribbon Plant, Spider-Ivy, Spider Plant, Airplane Plant, Hen- and- Chickens
Plant Family :
Asparagaceae
Plant Form :
Herb
Occurrence (Sectors) :
21
Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Indroda Park
About Chlorophytum comosum Plant :
Habit :
A perennial, evergreen herb with fleshy, tuberous roots.
Leaves :
Narrow, long, lanceolate, .
Flowers :
Flowers borne in a long branched inflorescence and eventually bends downwards.
Flowers initially occur in clusters of 1-6 at intervals along the stem of the inflorescence.
Each cluster is at the base of a bract, becoming smaller towards the end of the inflorescence.
Flowers greenish-white, pedicellate, having 6 3-veined tepals slightly hooded or boat-shaped at their tips.
Fruit :
Capsule
Flowering and Fruiting Time :
Not known
Significance :
It is generally grown as an ornamental pot plant.