Indian squill
Drimia indica

Family: Asparagaceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year.

Also put in the family Hyacinthaceae.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in savannah woodland and wet grass savannah.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Asia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, India, Kenya, Pakistan, West Africa

How it is used for food

The tuber is eaten raw or used in vegetable preparations.

Edible parts

Tuber, bulb, leaves, vegetable

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Ban piaz, Jangli-kand, Jangli-piaz, Jeej, Randkanda

Synonyms

Aletris littoralis J. Koenig ex Syeud.; Anthericum hyacinthoides Willd. ex Kunth; Drimia nagarjunae (hemadri & Swahari) Anand Kumar; Erythonium hyacinthoides Royle; Indurgia coromandeliana (Roxb.) Speta ][Invalid]; Indurgia govindappae (A. Boraiah & Fathima) Speta; Indurgia indica (Roxb.) Speta; Indurgia nagarjunae (Hemadri & Swahari) Speta; Indurgia wightiana (Hook. f.) Speta; Ledebouria maculata Dalzell; Melanthium hyacinthoides Royle; Scilla coromandeliana Roxb.; Scilla indica Roxb.; Thuranthos coromandelianus (Roxb.) Speta; Thuranthos govindappae (A. Boraiah & Fathima) Speta; Thuranthos indicus (Roxb.) Speta; Thuranthos nagarjunae (Hemadri & Swahari) Speta; Thuranthos wightianus (Hook. f.) Speta; Urginea amboensis Baker; Urginea coromandeliana Wight; Urginea govindappae A. Boraiah & Fathima; Urginea indica (Roxb.) Kunth; Urginea nagarjunae Hamadri & Swahari; Urginea sebiri Berhaut; Urginea wightiana Hook. f.;