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Chlorophytum tuberosum is a tuberous perennial from Africa and South Asia, known as musli, with a long history in Ayurvedic use. It grows from fleshy tuberous roots and does best in warm, seasonally dry conditions.
Chlorophytum tuberosum is a species of flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family. It is one of several species known by the common name musli. It is native to parts of Africa and India. It has historical uses in Ayurveda.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chlorophytum tuberosum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
