• Family : Liliaceae
  (Lily Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : BACHNAG FAMILY (बचनाग फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Asparagaceae
• Basionym : Scilla indica Roxb.
• Synonym(s) : Albuca reflexa K.Krause & Dinter; Urginea wightiana Hook.f.
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Drimia indica (Roxb.) Jessop
• Common name : Indian squill
• Vernacular name : Bon piyaj (Assamese); Jongali piyaz (Bengali)
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : Uncommon; found on the Ridge in small patches amongst stones or on gravelly soil in open places or shady of shrubs
• Comments / notes : A bulbiferous herb. The bulbs possess cardiac stimulant and diuretic properties
• Flower, Fruit : March-May
• Distribution :
  • Haryana : Gurgaon district
• Native : Tropical Africa to N. KwaZulu-Natal, Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China
• Exotic/Native : Native
• World Distribution : India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tropical Africa
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Literature : Maheshwari K.J (1963). Flora of Delhi: 337
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Urginea indica. Downloaded on 4 July 2022.

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