It gives strength mush prepared as a paste with goats milk or honey and applied locally over the face, brightens the complexion of the face. Journal of the linnean society of london, botany 1585. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 302593 with original publication details. The popular spider plant chlorophytum comosum is a common houseplant. The plants are native to the tropical and subtropical regions of africa, australia, and asia they grow to 1060 cm tall, with a rosette of long, slender leaves 15. These are primarily included because names of species rank. Spider plant chlorophytum comosum guide our house plants. Chlorophytum tuberosum baker belongs to family liliaceae. In the sydney area, spider plant chlorophytum comosum is also found in grassy woodlands and sandstone vegetation. To encourage its adoption as a crop plant, propagation and. The website also provides access to a database and images of plants photos and herbarium specimens found at. Agronomic practices for the production of safed musli. Benefits of taking safed musli chlorophytum borivilianumextract supplements. Chlorophytum borivilianum root extracts shows immunomodulatory activity.
Plant database entry for bichetii grass chlorophytum laxum with 11 images and 28 data details. It has midgreen leaves with a broad central white stripe. Administration of chlorophytum borivilianum root power. Antioxidant potential of chlorophytum tuberosum has been investigated for their ability to scavenge 1,1,diphenyl picryl hydrazyl dpph, nitric oxide radical along with their capacity to reduce lipid peroxidation in rat liver. Chlorophytum, genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the asparagus family asparagaceae. Chlorophytum borivilianum supplement health benefits. Chlorophytum borivilianum has therapeutic application in ayurvedic. It is a rich source of over 25 alkaloids, vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, steroids saponins and polysachharides etc. Chlorophytum tuberosum famine foods purdue university. Plantlet regeneration from auxillary bud of chlorophytum tuberosum suraj nakhate,1 vaibhavi ughade1, sandip petare1 p.
The plant list includes 439 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus chlorophytum. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Spider plant chlorophytum comosum houseplantsexpert. Pdf merge combine pdf files free tool to merge pdf online. Pdf comprehensive investigation of free radical quenching. The major components of safed musli are carbohydrates 41%, protein 89%, saponins 217% and root fibres 4%. Our pdf merger allows you to quickly combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf document, in just a few clicks. Chlorophytum tuberosum second wild flower of the season. Clinical evaluation of root tubers of shweta musali. Chlorophytum tuberosum famine foods plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine purdue university, west lafayette, indiana. The plants are native to tropical and subtropical regions of africa, asia, and australia, and some are grown as ornamentals.
Safed musli, as it is known in hindi, is a herb commonly found in forest patches in india, and is used in a tonic intended to give strength and vigour. Jacques spider plant anthericum comosum, anthericum mandaianum, chlorophytum beniense, chlorophytum capense, chlorophytum elatum, chlorophytum mandaianum, chlorophytum picturatum, chlorophytum semlikiense, chlorophytum sternbergiunum, chlorophytum vittatum. Bichetii grass chlorophytum laxum in the chlorophytums database new and unread treemails. Chlorophytum an wikispecies in mayada impormasyon nga may pagkahisumpay ha. Chlorophytum tuberosum baker belongs to family liliaceae and is being used in the indigenous systems of medicine as a galactogogue and aphrodisiac. It has key application in the care of general debility by acting as an aphrodisiac. The root tuber of this small, annual herb is used for its versatile shukrala beneficial effect on male sexual health, rasayana adaptogenic activity, and balya general health tonic properties. It is found from sea level to elevations of more than 1 000 m. Baker, collectively known as safed musli, are important sources of. Baker is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus chlorophytum family asparagaceae. Chlorophytum borivilianum family liliaceae is a highvalue medicinal plant becoming rare because it is harvested from the wild. It strengthens the immune system and help body to fight against diseases.
It has linear leaves that are green or striped white. Factors influencing rapid clonal propagation of chlorophytum arundinaceum liliales. Chlorophytum tuberosum is one of several species of chlorophytum used in ayurvedic medicine, the traditional hindu system of medicine. Chlorophytum tuberosum baker commonly referred as musli has been widely used as a potent rasayana drug in ayurveda as a rejuvenator and tonic. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Head, department of biotechnology, new arts commerce and science college, wardha, maharashtra, india1. It occurs in the undergrowth of forested river valleys, mountainous regions and thickets, on steep embankments, flat terrain and. Chlorophytum comosum is widely distributed from swellendam in the western cape to the soutpansberg in the limpopo province western cape, eastern cape, kwazulunatal, mpumalanga and limpopo provinces. These are rhizomatous herbs and roots fascicled, often thick fleshy and tuber like. Its often displayed to show the numerous plantlets or spider babies that form on mature plants. Put small plantlets in a pot of moist potting soil. Bichetii grass chlorophytum laxum in the chlorophytums. The plant generally grows along the forest margins, grassy slopes and rocky places along valleys between 0 and 2800 m. This page was last edited on 8 january 2019, at 09.
An wikimedia commons mayda media nga nahahanungod han. Pdf india represents eighteen species of genus chlorophytum kergawl. When plants are full, they have an interesting, graceful, cascading habit. This is an erect plant growing up to a height of 1.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Safed musli famiily liliaceae one can see these flowers immediately after the first few showers. Chlorophytum is a genus of the agavaceae, or agave, african plant family. Chlorophytum arundinaceum baker belongs to the family liliaceae is an important medicinal plant, distributed in the eastern himalayas, eastern ghats, assam, bihar and andhra pradesh chopra et al. Agave leaves produce a hard fibre and some species hold a sap that can be fermented into an intoxicating drink. I saw second wild flower of the season in the forest at cec, goregaon, mumbai today. Pharmacognosy of chlorophytum tuberosum family liliaceae this is a genus of two hundred species and twelve are native to india. Safed musli this is a genus of two hundred species and twelve are native to india. Chlorophytum tuberosum is a species of flowering plant, one of several species known by the common name musli. These are shortstemmed woody plants that thrive in regions with subtropical and tropical climates. Chlorophytum comosum is available with green, white striped or curled leaves. Chlorophytum comosum spiderplant page 3 october 1999 invasive potential. The alabama plant atlas is a source of data for the distribution of plants within the state as well as taxonomic, conservation, invasive, and wetland information for each species.
It is commonly called as bhoomi shakkar the plant is basically. Chlorophytum tuberosum baker are describe in table 1 medicinal properties of chlorophytum species. Genus chlorophytum ker gawl medicinally important plant. Spider plants have long bladelike leaves that form from the center of the plant and have pointed tips. Saponin is the chief medicinal compound present in roots. Soda pdf merge tool allows you to combine pdf files in seconds. Spider plant, airplane plant, ribbonplant synonymes. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. Taxonomy navigation agavoideae all lower taxonomy nodes 89 common name isynonym iother names i chlorophytum ker gawl. From the above study, one can conclude that shoot initiation of chlorophytum tuberosum were established from shoot bud explants on ms medium supplemented with bap 0. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about chlorophytum, bichetii grass, loose leaf chlorophytum chlorophytum laxum bichetii supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles. Chlorophytum, bichetii grass, loose leaf chlorophytum.
Chlorophytum borivilianum cb or shweta mushalee, popularly known as safed musli is an important herb in the ayurvedic materia medica. Chlorophytum tuberosum baker dataset gbif backbone taxonomy rank species published in baker jg 1876 revision of the genera and species of anthericeae and eriospermeae. Flowering stems bear loose panicles of small, white, starry flowers. They like plenty of water, between spring and summer. Posts about chlorophytum tuberosum written by ashwanisewi.
Chlorophytum article about chlorophytum by the free. The plant list includes a further 38 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus chlorophytum. Callus was induced from leaf explant vertically inoculated on ms medium. It is being sold in the market under the common name safed musali. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Chlorophytum tuberosum flowers wild edible plants teri wrc. Chlorophytum capense in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Pharmacognostic study of chlorophytum tuberosum baker. In western australia, it has been recorded spreading into burnt and disturbed karrimarri forest and along highly disturbed creeklines. Chlorophytum borivilianum safed musli is a traditionally rare indian herb used in ayurveda that was normally procured in jungles, but has since begun to be cultivated. Chlorophytum comosum vittatum this was the first variegated cultivar of the spider plant and was the most popular until the late 1990s.
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