✿Hypoxidaceae · Hypoxis
Bhui Khajur / Golden Star Grass
Hypoxis aurea
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- March-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hypoxis aurea
- Genus
- Hypoxis
- Family
- Hypoxidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Open grasslands in the evergreen and deciduous forests
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Hypoxidaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- भूई खजूर Bhui khajur, Golkya
- Marathi
- सोनतारा Sontara, सोनतारा
About Bhui Khajur
A member of the Hypoxidaceae family, Golden Star Grass (Hypoxis aurea) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and 4 other states. It grows in open grasslands in the evergreen and deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to August.
Botanical family
Hypoxidaceae
Lily Or African Potato Family
Bhui Khajur belongs to the Hypoxidaceae family.
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