South Indian Squill

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Original date	6/20/07 5:29 PM
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Focal length	6.0mm
Exposure time	1/30s
Aperture	8.0
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Camera make	SONY
Camera model	DSC-H1
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Photo: Pravin Kawale

Common name: South Indian Squill, Common Ledebouria • Hindi: कोलीकंद Koli-Kanda • Marathi: Lahanakonda, Buikonda • Tamil: Narivengayam • Kannada: Kadu bellulli • Bengali: Suphadi khus • Konkani: Lahankal-kamdo
Botanical name: Ledebouria revoluta Family: Liliaceae (Lily family)
Synonyms: Scilla hyacinthina

South Indian Squill is a common herb, sprouting from underground tubers with the first rains. Leaves often have dark botches. It is fairy common in and around forest tracks, from plains to the coast. On the hills, it is found up till altitudes of 1400 m.
Identification credit: Pravin Kawale

Photographed in Alibag, Maharashtra.