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Curculigo

Index Curculigo

Curculigo is a flowering plant genus in the family Hypoxidaceae, first described in 1788. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 15 relations: Africa, Americas, Asia, Australia, Curculigo capitulata, Curculigo ensifolia, Curculigo latifolia, Curculigo orchioides, Curculin, Hypoxidaceae, Joseph Gaertner, Malaysia, Miraculin, Plants of the World Online, Protein.

  2. Asparagales genera
  3. Taxa named by Joseph Gaertner

Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia.

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Americas

The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.

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Asia

Asia is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Curculigo capitulata

Curculigo capitulata is a stout herb that belongs to the genus Curculigo.

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Curculigo ensifolia

Curculigo ensifolia is a plant species in the Hypoxidaceae, endemic to Australia.

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Curculigo latifolia

Curculigo latifolia, also known as tambaka, lamba and lemba babi, is a species of flowering plant, a stemless perennial herb in the Hypoxidaceae family, that is native to Southeast Asia and produces edible fruits.

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Curculigo orchioides

Curculigo orchioides (commonly called golden eye-grass, xian mao, weevil-wort, कालो मुस्ली (in Nepal) black musli, Kali musli, or Kali Musali) is a flowering plant species in the genus Curculigo.

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Curculin

Curculin or neoculin is a sweet protein that was discovered and isolated in 1990 from the fruit of Curculigo latifolia (Hypoxidaceae), a plant from Malaysia.

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Hypoxidaceae

Hypoxidaceae is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots.

See Curculigo and Hypoxidaceae

Joseph Gaertner

Joseph Gaertner (12 March 1732 – 14 July 1791) was a German botanist, best known for his work on seeds, De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1788-1792).

See Curculigo and Joseph Gaertner

Malaysia

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.

See Curculigo and Malaysia

Miraculin

Miraculin is a taste modifier, a glycoprotein extracted from the fruit of Synsepalum dulcificum.

See Curculigo and Miraculin

Plants of the World Online

Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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Protein

Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues.

See Curculigo and Protein

See also

Asparagales genera

Taxa named by Joseph Gaertner

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curculigo

Also known as Aurota, Franquevillea, Heliacme, Hypoxidia, Molineria, Weevil-wort.