Curculigo orchioides
Curculigo orchioides is a flowering plant species in the genus Curculigo. It is native to Nepal, China, Japan, the Indian subcontinent, Papuasia, and Micronesia. The species has been reported also from islands such as Guam and New Caledonia.
Names
C. orchidoides is known as Nilappana in Malayalam, Nelatadi in Telugu, Nilapanai in Tamil; all the three meaning ground-palm, as well as କୁଆକେନ୍ଦା and ତାଳମୂଳୀ inOdiya and তলমূলি in Bengali.