Molineria CAPITULATA (Loureiro) Herbert.
| Synonym : | Curculigo capitulata (Loureiro) Kuntze Curculigo recurvata Dryander. |
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| Bangla Name : | Satipata,Wailfa, Wa leng, La Oay Raway (Marma). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Hypoxidaceae |
| Disease : | Hemorrhage and liquor. |
| Description : | Perennial herb with stout rhizomes. Leaves in basal rosettes, large, lanceolate, pleated, blade 90 x 19 cm, narrowed below into petiole, up to 65 cm long, tomentose in lower part. Scape up to 23 cm, occasionally very short (under 5 cm), densely brownish tomentose, inflorescence a condensed ovoid, deflexed, capitate raceme, up to 6 x 4 cm, flowers about 1.5 cm diam., perianth lobes yellow inside, oblong-ovate. Berry ovoid-globose, about 9 mm, hairy |
| Distribution : | Forests of Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Cox’s Bazar, Tangail and Sylhet. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | Rhizome paste with the twigs of Mucuna monosperma and tobacco ash is applied over cuts to check hemorrhage, roots and leaves are used in country liquor. |
| Habit : | Herb |