Curculigo erecta
Lauterb.
Hypoxidaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
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.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in sago swamps.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, SE Asia, Solomon Islands, West Papua,
Synonyms
Curculigo scapigera Hallier f.
Also Known As
Sorgouka
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
