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Curculigo orchioides

Golden Eye Grass
Also known as: Curculigo brevifolia Dryand. ex W.T.Aiton +12 more
  • Curculigo brevifolia Dryand. ex W.T.Aiton
  • Curculigo densa W.Bull
  • Curculigo firma Kotschy & Peyr.
  • Curculigo malabarica Wight
  • Curculigo orchioides subsp. minor Benth.
  • Curculigo orchioides var. minor Benth.
  • Curculigo pauciflora Zipp. ex Span.
  • Curculigo petiolata Royle
  • Curculigo stans Labill.
  • Franquevillea major Zoll. ex Kurz
  • Gethyllis acaulis Blanco
  • Hypoxis dulcis Steud. ex Baker
  • Hypoxis orchioides (Gaertn.) Kurz
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Hypoxidaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.

Curculigo orchioides (commonly known as Golden Eye-Grass) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Hypoxidaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and the Pacific, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
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, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya

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