• Source: Curculigo orchioides

Curculigo orchioides (commonly called golden eye-grass, xian mao, weevil-wort, कालो मुस्ली (in Nepal) black musli, Kali musli, or Kali Musali) is a flowering plant species in the genus Curculigo. It is native to Nepal, China, Japan, the Indian subcontinent, Papuasia, and Micronesia. The species has been reported also from islands such as Guam and New Caledonia.




Names


C. orchidoides is known as Nilappana (നിലപ്പന) in Malayalam, Nelatadi (నేలతాడి) 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 and curculigine A and D have been isolated.




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External links


Data related to Curculigo orchioides at Wikispecies
Media related to Curculigo orchioides at Wikimedia Commons

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