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Urginea indica
(Roxb.) Kunth
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
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