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Curculigo orchioides
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Family:
HYPOXIDACEAE
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Citation: Curculigo orchioides Gaertn., Fruct. 1: 63. t. 16. f.11. 1788; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 279. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1502(1050). 1928; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 290. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 415. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 388. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 473. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 396. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 804. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 505. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 476. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 385. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 13,27,39. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 467. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 340. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 79. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 720. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 453. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 311. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 351. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 716. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 503. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 689. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 876. 2009.
Curculigo malabarica Wight, Ic. t. 2043A.1853.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Nelpana, Nilappana
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Black musale
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Description:
Small herbs, rhizome to 15 cm long, oblong, perennial. Leaves 10-15 x 2 cm, lanceolate, plicate, base sheathing, pilose, subsessile. Perianth yellow, 1.5 cm across; tube 3 cm long, narrow, sparsely pilose. Stamens 6, filaments erect. Ovary 3-celled; ovules many, villous. Fruit baccate; seeds subglobose.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
June-December
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests and grasslands, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
500-800
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Localities:
Poringal, Vazhachal, Kallar, Kattalappara, Mavelikkudy, Thekkady, Anakkalvayal, Kuttiyar valley, Adoor, Karimbam, Hosdurg, Taliparamba, Chandanathode, Manantody, Chettikulangara, Nellikuth, Malleswara temple area, Thenmalai, Kulathupuzha, Bonaccord
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