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Curculigo conoc

Gagnep.

Hypoxidaceae Edible: Flowers

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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

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Description

A tropical herb of the Hypoxidaceae family with grass-like leaves.

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Edible Uses

The flowers are eaten.

Distribution

A tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, Indochina, Laos, SE Asia,

Notes

There are 10 Curculigo species.

References (1)

  • Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 407

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