Hypoxidaceae FAMILY

Curculigo scorzonerifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Curculigo scorzonerifolia The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, northern Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama to southern Mexico; Caribbean - Trinidad to Cuba

HabitatGrassy places at slight elevations[ 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. ].