Curculigo capitulata
Palm Grass
Also known as: Curculigo foliis-variegatis Pynaert +17 more
- Curculigo foliis-variegatis Pynaert
- Curculigo fuziwarae Yamam.
- Curculigo glabra Merr.
- Curculigo recurvata Dryand.
- Curculigo recurvata var. variegatea W.Bull
- Curculigo recurvata W.T.Aiton
- Curculigo strobiliformis D.Fang & D.H.Qin
- Curculigo sumatrana Roxb.
- Leucoium capitulatum
- Leucojum capitulatum Lour.
- Molineria capitulata (Lour.) Herb.
- Molineria hortensis Britton
- Molineria recurvata (W.T.Aiton) Herb.
- Molineria sulcata Kurz
- Molineria sumatrana (Roxb.) Herb.
- Moliniera capitulata
- Tupistra esquirolii H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Veratrum mairei H.Lév.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Hypoxidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.
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Curculigo capitulata (commonly known as Palm-Grass) is a tuberous plant belonging to the Hypoxidaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Argentina Northeast, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Leeward Is., Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Sri Lanka, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.