Curculigo erecta Lauterb.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Hypoxidaceae > Curculigo

Characteristics

Hairy herb. Leaves to 120 cm long and 6 cm wide. Inflorescences head-like, compactly ovoid to cylindrical, 2-4 cm long and 1-2 cm wide; peduncle tomentose to glabrescent, 5-30 cm long; bracts glabrous or ciliate at the top, to 2 cm long and 8 mm wide; pedicels c. 6 mm long. Flowers yellow. Perigone-tube 7-8 mm long. Fruits 10-18 mm long, beaked.
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A herb with grass like leaves. The leaves are 120 cm long and 6 cm wide. The flower heads are compact and oval. They are 2-4 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. The flowers are yellow. The fruit are 10-18 mm long and have a beak.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in sago swamps.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh.
Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Curculigo erecta world distribution map, present in Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:64147-1
WFO ID wfo-0000764778
COL ID 32G5D
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Synonyms

Curculigo scapigera Curculigo erecta