Curculigo orchioides


Curculigo orchioides is an endangered flowering plant species in the genus Curculigo. It is native to Nepal, China, Japan, the Indian subcontinent, Papuasia, and Micronesia.

Names

C. orchidoides is known as Nilappana meaning ground palm in Malayalam, କୁଆକେନ୍ଦା in
Odiya, ତାଳମୂଳୀ in Bengali-Tallur, and நிலப்பனை in Tamil.

Chemical compounds

From C. orchidoides, several chemical compounds of the curculigoside class including curculigoside A, B, C and D and curculigine A and D have been isolated.