Curculigo erecta
Lauterb.
HypoxidaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten fresh.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in sago swamps.
Asia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, SE Asia, Solomon Islands, West Papua,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
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.
Names & Synonyms
Sorgouka
Curculigo scapigera Hallier f.
References (1)
- Leach, G. J., 1988, Bush Food Plants of the Blackwater and Karawari Rivers Area, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Science in New Guinea 14(2). p 101
