Curculigo orchioides
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Curculigo orchioides (commonly called golden eye-grass, xian mao, weevil-wort,[1] कालो मुस्ली (in Nepal) black musli,[2] Kali musli,[3] or Kali Musali[4]) is a flowering plant species in the genus Curculigo. It is native to Nepal, China, Japan, the Indian subcontinent, Papuasia, and Micronesia.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] The species has been reported also from islands such as Guam and New Caledonia.[14]
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| Curculigo orchioides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Hypoxidaceae |
| Genus: | Curculigo |
| Species: | C. orchioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Curculigo orchioides Gaertn., 1788 | |
Names
C. orchidoides is known as Nilappana (നിലപ്പന) in Malayalam, Nelatadi (నేలతాడి)[15] in Telugu, Nilapanai (நிலப்பனை) in Tamil; all the three meaning ground-palm, as well as କୁଆକେନ୍ଦା and ତାଳମୂଳୀ in Odiya and তলমূলি in Bengali.
Chemical compounds
From C. orchidoides, several chemical compounds of the curculigoside class including curculigoside A, B, C and D[16] and curculigine A and D[17] have been isolated.[18]
Gallery
Flower of Curculigo orchioides seen in Mumbai, India
Pollen grains of Curculigo orchioides taken with the Foldscope
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External links
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