Asparagaceae

Musli

Chlorophytum tuberosum (Roxb.) Baker

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Chlorophytum

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Musli (Chlorophytum tuberosum) — FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

English: Musli
Malayalam: വെള്ള മുസ്ലി
Marathi: मुसळीकंद
Persian: گندمی موسلی
Tamil: காப்பாளை

Synonyms

Acrospira lilioides A.Chev.
Anthericum kilimandscharicum Poelln.
Anthericum niveum (Poir.) Spreng.
Anthericum ornithogaloides Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Anthericum tuberosum Roxb.
Chlorophytum anthericoideum Dalzell
Chlorophytum kulsii Cufod.
Chlorophytum niveum (Poir.) M.R.Almeida
Chlorophytum russii Chiov.
Liliago nivea (Poir.) C.Presl
Liliago tuberosa (Roxb.) C.Presl
Phalangium niveum Poir.
Phalangium ornithogaloides (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Schweinf.
Phalangium tuberosum (Roxb.) Kunth

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ramesh Shenai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: S.MORE, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Viren Vaz, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ramesh Shenai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: S.MORE, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.