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Curculigo capitulata
In Singapore: PaIm Grass, WeeviI LiIy, 大叶仙茅 (Native to Singapore, Critically Endangered)
Palm-grass is a tuberous evergreen herb with palm-like pleated leaves and small yellow flowers, grown mainly as a shade-tolerant garden or pot plant. It does best in moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil in shade or part shade.
Curculigo capitulata is a species of stout herb that belongs to the family Hypoxidaceae. It is known by the common names palm grass, whale back, and weevil lily, and by various synonyms, including Molineria capitulata. It ranges from the Himalayas and eastern India through Indochina, southern China, Malesia, and New Guinea to Queensland, Australia, and the Solomon Islands. The plant has yellow flowers and oblong, papery pleated leaves with very short stems. In China and India, the plant has traditional uses as medicine to treat diseases such as hemorrhoids, asthma, and consumptive cough. In Southeast Asia, the plant is also used as food wrapping and the fibres are used to make fishing nets, ropes and false hair. However, in recent years Molineria capitulata is more often used as ornamental plants in gardens. In recent studies, M.
It is usually cultivated in pots in organic loam. Drainage can be improved by incorporation of coarse sand and Perlite in the soil.
The species is easily cultivated as it tolerates different light conditions. It grows better in fertile loamy, moist and well-drained soil that is rich in organic matter.
Curculigo capitulata is usually found in forests, in shady places with moisture. Naturalized species can also be found along the stream banks and other wet habitat. It is usually found in places 800–2200 meters above sea level, but sometimes it can also be found as low as 300m. It can be found at elevations of 1000-1500m in Colombia.
The Curculigo genus belongs to the family Hypoxidaceae. This family are traditionally used to treat diseases such as diabetes, blood loss and viral infections.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Curculigo capitulata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
