About Yellow Groundstar
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.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Curculigo orchioides
- Genus
- Curculigo
- Family
- HYPOXIDACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests and grasslands, also in the plains
- Native to
- India, Java
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia, Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kali musli काली मुसली
- Nepali
- कालो मुसली Kalo musali, मुसली कांदा Musali kanda
- Bengali
- Talamuli, তলমূলি, তালমূলী
- Tamil
- நிலப்பனைக்கிழங்கு Nilappanaikkilanku, நிலப்பனை, குறத்தி நிலப்பனை
- Telugu
- నేలతాడి
- Kannada
- ನೆಲತೆಂಗು Nela tengu, ನೆಲದೆಂಗು Neladengu, ನೆಲಹಾದರಿ Nela haadari
- Malayalam
- Nelppana, നിലപ്പന, Curculigo orchioides
- Marathi
- काळी मुसळी
Botanical family
Hypoxidaceae
Lily Or African Potato Family
Yellow Groundstar belongs to the Hypoxidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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