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Hypoxidaceae (orchid-lily family) »
Curculigo orchioides ker-KYOO-lee-oh -- from Latin curculi, a kind of weevil; referring to the shape of the ovary or-ki-OY-dees -- meaning, like an orchid commonly known as: common curculigo, golden eye-grass, orchid palm grass • Bengali: তলমুলি talamuli • Hindi: काली मुसली kali musli, ताल मूली tal-muli, तीर्ण पदी tirna padi • Kannada: ನೆಲತಾಳೆ nelataale • Konkani: मसळकांदो masalkamdo • Malayalam: നിലപ്പന nilappana • Marathi: काळी मुसळी kali musali, मुसळकंद musalakanda, तालमूली tal-muli • Oriya: talamuli • Sanskrit: मुसली musali, तालमूली talamuli • Tamil: நிலப்பனைக்கிழங்கு nilappanaikkilanku • Telugu: తాలమూలి nelamuli, నేలతాడి nela-tadi, తాలమూలి talamuli • Tulu: ನೆಲಮುಂಡ nelamunda Native of: s China, e Asia, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia.. a herbaceous tuberous perennial with a short or elongate root stock bearing several fleshy lateral roots. References:
Flowers of India •
Purdue University •
NPGS / GRIN. Date: 30 September 2007, 11:33. Source:
Curculigo orchioides. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.