Curculigo orchioides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Hypoxidaceae
Genus: Curculigo
Species: Curculigo orchioides

Name

Curculigo orchioides Gaertn., 1788

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Hypoxis orchioides (Gaertn.) Kurz, Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 177 (1869).
Heterotypic
- Curculigo brevifolia Dryand. ex W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 2: 253 (1811).
- Curculigo stans Labill., Sert. Austro-Caledon. 1: 18 (1824).
- Gethyllis acaulis Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 260 (1837).
- Curculigo petiolata Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 376 (1839).
- Curculigo pauciflora Zipp. ex Span., Linnaea 15: 477 (1841).
- Curculigo malabarica Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient.: t. 2043 (1853).
- Hypoxis minor Seem., Bot. Voy. Herald: 419 (1857), nom. illeg.
- Curculigo orchioides var. minor Benth., Fl. Hongk.: 366 (1861).
- Curculigo firma Kotschy & Peyr., Pl. Tinn.: 45 (1867).
- Franquevillea major Zoll. ex Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 39: 84 (1870).
- Hypoxis dulcis Steud. ex Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 124 (1878).
- Curculigo densa W.Bull, Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 1885: 14 (1885).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to W. Pacific
- Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Gaertner, J. 1788. De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum: accedunt seminum centuriae quinque priores cum tabulis Aeneis LXXIX. 384 pp, LXXIX pl. Stuttgart: Typis Academiae Carolinae. BHL Reference page. : 1:63, t. 16, fig. 11.

Additional references

Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Curculigo orchioides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 23. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Curculigo orchioides. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 23. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Curculigo orchioides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Jan 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Curculigo orchioides. Published online. Accessed: Jan 23 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Curculigo orchioides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names

অসমীয়া: তালমূলি
বাংলা: তলমূলি
English: Golden eye-grass, Weevil-wort
മലയാളം: നിലപ്പന
नेपाली: कालो मुस्ली, काली मुस्ली
ଓଡ଼ିଆ: କୁଆକେନ୍ଦା, ତାଳମୂଳୀ
தமிழ்: நிலப்பனை
తెలుగు: నేలతాడి