• Family : LILIACEAE
  (LILY FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Hypoxidaceae
• Species : Curculigo orchioides
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Curculigo orchioides Gaertn.
• Common name : Yellow Groundstar
• Vernacular name : Kaalimusli, Musli, Musor, Musalkhand, Kala musali, Mushali (Hin.); Nela taale gaddi (Kan.); Nilappanai, Tharaippanai (Tam.); Nela tatya gadda, Nalla tadi, Pilli tega, Sukka dumpa (Tel.); Talamuli, Mani kanda, Maini kuakenda, Musania khanda, Baria kandha, Kuthragulam, Kovaa kaanda (Ori.)
• Key identification features : A bulbiferous perennial herb. Leaves are strap-like on a shortened stem with parallel veins. Flowers are solitary, about 1-1.5 cm across, attractive and borne on a long stalk that arises from the base of the plant. Fruit is a three-lobed capsule.
• Habit : Herb
• Flower, Fruit : April-September
• Comments : Common up to 1600 m, on the floor of scrub jungles, moist rocky terrain and slopes of hills, especially on clayey soil.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
• World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Himalaya, Japan, Malesia, Australia
• Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Curculigo orchioides. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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