C. orchidoides is known as Nilappana (നിലപ്പന) in Malayalam, Nelatadi (నేలతాడి)[15] in Telugu, Nilapanai (நிலப்பனை) in Tamil; all the three meaning ground-palm, as well as କୁଆକେନ୍ଦା and ତାଳମୂଳୀ in
Odiya and তলমূলি in Bengali.
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