What is this (tropical?) plant called?

Question

Does anyone know what this plant is called?

It looks tropical-ish to me, but I don't know. Some bromeliad, maybe?

I don't have access to the plant shown in the picture, BTW. I found the picture online, without any other identification info.

EDIT

I found some candidates by scanning results from Google Image Search.

Interestingly enough, none is a bromeliad, or even tropical. In order of similarity (to my eyes) to the picture above:

Veratrum californicum (aka California corn lilies)
http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/false-hellebore-pattern-veratrum-californicum-picture-id131409908
Veratrum viride (aka false hellebore)
Allium tricoccum (aka [wild] leeks)

After some more scanning, I'm inclined to call it some species of Veratrum/corn lily: a local beauty with an exotic look.

It's definitely not a bromeliad. Yes allium plants will have an distinguished onion scent to them. I think veratrum is your closest guess. — Escoce, Feb 21 '16 at 16:29
@OhmWang: as I wrote in my original message: *I don't have access to the plant.* — kjo, Feb 21 '16 at 16:31

Maxxd · Answer 1 · 2016-02-24T15:53:59.000

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Nice search, it could be also a variety of Dracaena's family

There is also a plant very similar to Veratrum, Gentiana Maggiore.

edited Feb 24 '16 at 15:53

answered Feb 24 '16 at 14:52

Maxxd

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Close on the colour and shape but dracaena do not have the raised ribs in the leaves the first photo seems to show. – kevinskio Feb 24 '16 at 15:30

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