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Curculigo capitulata

(Lour.) Kuntze (1891)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Hypoxidaceae Genus: Curculigo

molineria, palm grass

Bibliography

Name Published In: Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 703 (1891)

Other References

Flynn & Lorence 2002:15 (NEWNAT/K, DESCR [as Molineria capitulata]); Staples & Herbst 2005:678 (KEY), 690 (DESCR); Kocyan et al. 2011/POWO 2025 (Syn. M. capitulata = C. capitulata); Faccenda, Arthur, et al. 2025:187 (O)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Curculigo capitulata Limahuli Stream, mauka of Kuhio Hwy Abundantly naturalized along stream. Mixed forest of Psidium guajava, P. cattleianum, Mangifera indica, Eugenia cumini. Preserved_Specimen Flrs yellow. Nagata, K.M. 3857 Kauai BISH 1988-05-29
2 Curculigo capitulata Waimea Arboretum In partial shade. Preserved_Specimen Flrs lemon yellow to canary yellow. Lau, J. 2770 Oahu BISH 1986-08-25
3 Curculigo capitulata Burbank Street Preserved_Specimen Flrs yellow, in bent head 1.5 long, odorless; anthers 6 joined in cone around middle of style, attached at back of base to filaments. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1946-10-28
4 Curculigo capitulata Hanalei, Haena Beach County Park, mauka side along Manoa Stream lowland secondary mesic forest; Aleurites moluccana, Syzygium cumini, Mangifera indica, Terminalia catappa, Schefflera actinophylla, Scindapus aureus Preserved_Specimen acaulescent herb, dense clumps; leaves spiral, plicate, palm-like; inflorescence basal; flower yellow tepals and anthers, sweet fragrance, 10 am Lorence, D.H. 8467 Kauai BISH 2000-03-18
5 Curculigo capitulata West Maui, Lahaina District, Honokowai Valley Preserved_Specimen Spreading in a large clump approximately 7 m in diameter, with a few outliers, originally from a single cultivated individual. Flowers yellow, in dense heads at base of leaves. Oppenheimer, H.L. 72406 Maui BISH 2024-07-13
6 Curculigo capitulata Ahupuaa of Kahaluu. Ili of Ahuimanu. Growing in and aruond abandoned loʻi kalo along Ahuimanu stream in rocky substrate. Area dominated by Pandanus tectorius, Terminalia cattapa, Syzygium jambos, Psidium cattleianum, Hedychium spp., Ardisia elliptica, Asplenium nidus, and others. Preserved_Specimen Clumping plants with broad, plicated simple leaves. Flowers yellow in dense, globose clusters. Stems short and tuberous. Thomas, M.K. 1047 Oahu BISH 2025-04-27
7 Curculigo capitulata Manoa Cemetary Cultivated border along theater lanai. Preserved_Specimen Thick, invasive, spreading plant; thick tangle of shallow roots; leaves ca. 3ft tall; flowers small and yellow. Weinstein, H. 1 Oahu BISH 2002-06-25
8 Curculigo capitulata Lihue, on east side of Haleko road, near intersection with Pua Loke Street. Found in shady understory of moist alien forest along road side. Dense; about 65% cover in a 25x20 patch. W/Syszigium cumini, Macaranga tanarius, Epipremnum aureum Preserved_Specimen Herb about 0.5 m tall with pleated leaves, none flowering/fruiting, tips of leaf blades in some individuals browning and shredded. Leaves slightly pubescent below, glabrous above. No individuals were flowering. Several seedlings present. Brock, K. 745 Kauai BISH 2015-10-20
9 Curculigo capitulata Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Herb ± 1 m; flr yellow; frt indihiscent. Séssions, K.O. 1437 Oahu BISH 1926-06-01
10 Curculigo capitulata 2310 Ferdinand Ave; residence of Dr. Fennel Preserved_Specimen Flrs yellow. Degener, O. Oahu BISH 1948-06-30
11 Curculigo capitulata Kaneohe Bay Preserved_Specimen Bennett, T. Oahu BISH 1979-03-25
12 Curculigo capitulata 1911 Keeaumoku Street Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1931-09-01
13 Curculigo capitulata Diohman (?) Place Preserved_Specimen (Not on sheet) Oahu BISH 1936-05-27
14 Curculigo capitulata Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1949-06-10
15 Curculigo capitulata Manoa; 3335 Huelani Drive; residence of Dr. Yoneo Sagawa In front yard. Preserved_Specimen Herb to 1.3 m; lvs palm-like, undivided, often tearing in strong wind, light green above & below; infl. at base; flrs yellow, surrounded by white bracts; flrs & bracts covered by light-brown tomentum; infl. rachis w/brown tomentum. Teraoka, W. 301 Oahu BISH 1980-06-12
16 Curculigo capitulata S of road next to Limahuli Stream In an old abandoned garden with many introductions. Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. Kauai BISH 1978-06-16
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