Colchicaceae

Iphigenia indica (L.) A.Gray ex Kunth

Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Iphigenia

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Iphigenia indica (Iphigenia indica) — FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 山慈姑, 丽江山慈菇, 山慈菇, 山慈菇（丽江山慈姑）, 草贝母

Synonyms

Anguillaria caricina Schult. & Schult.f.
Anguillaria cochinchinensis Spreng.
Anguillaria indica (L.) R.Br.
Anguillaria racemosa Schult. & Schult.f.
Aphoma angustiflora Raf.
Aphoma cuneata Raf.
Hypoxidopsis pumila Steud. ex Baker
Iphigenia caricina (Schult. & Schult.f.) Kunth
Iphigenia racemosa A.Gray ex Kunth
Lloydia melanantha H.Lév.
Melanthium caricinum Roth
Melanthium indicum L.
Melanthium racemosum Roth
Notocles indica (L.) Salisb.

Flowers

In flower: July (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Ravuri Krishna Chaitanya, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Siddarth Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ravuri Krishna Chaitanya, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ravuri Krishna Chaitanya, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.