Family: Asparagaceae
Synonym: Sansevieria roxburghiana Schult. & Schult.f., Acyntha roxburghiana (Schult. & Schult.f.) Kuntze
Vernacular name: Maran, Manji, Muramachi, Indian bow string hemp
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Occasionally found on dry forested slopes, gravelly soil and rock crevices, less in the plains
Distribution: India: Throughout; Sri Lanka
Flowering and Fruiting: July-December
Key identification features: It is a stemless evergreen perennial plant, producing fleshy, erect, rigid leaves arising from a rhizome, with a thorn-like tip. Flower racemes are spike-like. Flowers are borne in clusters of 4. Flower-stalks are jointed.
Uses: Fibre from the leaves used to make ropes for tying
brooms and for other agricultural purposes.
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