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Pancratium parvum (Pancratium parvum)

Description

Pancratium parvum is a bulbous ephemeral plant found in India. Flowering season is May–June. This herb can be 30–50 cm tall, bulb 4–5 cm. Leaves 30–45 cm, linear Flowers fragrant, 3-8 in umbel on slender scape 15–25 cm long; bracts 2, 5 cm, greenish white. Filaments long; flowers opening at night. Fruits 2 cm, globose, 3 lobed Occasionally found on cliffs in evergreen forest, semi-evergreen, moist deciduous forest. parvum has bulb with neck and short stamens.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Asparagales

            • Family: Amaryllidaceae

              • Genus: Pancratium