Curculigo orchioides | |
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Curculigo orchioides | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Hypoxidaceae |
Genus: | Curculigo |
Species: | C. orchioides
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Binomial name | |
Curculigo orchioides
Gaertn., 1788
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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]
C. orchidoides is known as Nilappana (നിലപ്പന) meaning ground palm in Malayalam and "Nilapanai"(நிலப்பனை) in Tamil, କୁଆକେନ୍ଦା in Odiya, ତାଳମୂଳୀ in Bengali-Tallur.
From C. orchidoides, several chemical compounds of the curculigoside class including curculigoside A, B, C and D [15] and curculigine A and D [16] have been isolated. [17]
Curculigo orchioides | |
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Curculigo orchioides | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Hypoxidaceae |
Genus: | Curculigo |
Species: | C. orchioides
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Binomial name | |
Curculigo orchioides
Gaertn., 1788
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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]
C. orchidoides is known as Nilappana (നിലപ്പന) meaning ground palm in Malayalam and "Nilapanai"(நிலப்பனை) in Tamil, କୁଆକେନ୍ଦା in Odiya, ତାଳମୂଳୀ in Bengali-Tallur.
From C. orchidoides, several chemical compounds of the curculigoside class including curculigoside A, B, C and D [15] and curculigine A and D [16] have been isolated. [17]