golden eye-grass
Curculigo orchioides Gaertn.
Curculigo orchioides is a flowering plant in the family Hypoxidaceae, known as golden eye-grass. It is native to regions including Nepal, China, Japan, the Indian subcontinent, and parts of Southeast Asia and Oceania, with reports from islands such as Guam and New Caledonia.
Description
Curculigo orchioides, described by Gaertn. in 1788, is a species in the genus Curculigo. It is distributed across TW, the Andaman Islands, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, the Caroline Islands, China South-Central and Southeast, the East Himalaya, India, Japan, Java, Laos, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, the Nansei-shoto, and Nepal. The plant is commonly called golden eye-grass in English and is part of the Hypoxidaceae family.
Other common names
golden eye-grass
Distribution
TW · Andaman Is. · Assam · Bangladesh · Borneo · Cambodia · Caroline Is. · China South-Central · China Southeast · East Himalaya · India · Japan · Jawa · Laos · Lesser Sunda Is. · Maluku · Marianas · Myanmar · Nansei-shoto · Nepal · New Caledonia · New Guinea · Nicobar Is. · Pakistan · Philippines · Solomon Is. · Sri Lanka · Sulawesi · Sumatera · Taiwan
Synonyms
Hypoxis dulcisHypoxis minorHypoxis orchioidesCurculigo brevifoliaCurculigo firmaCurculigo malabaricaCurculigo paucifloraCurculigo petiolataCurculigo stansFranquevillea majorGethyllis acaulisCurculigo orchioides var. minorCurculigo densa