Curculigo
Curculigo is a flowering plant genus in the family Hypoxidaceae, first described in 1788. It is widespread across tropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyHypoxidaceae
General: Africa, Hypoxis and Curculigo, are pantropical. Molineria Seed: strophiole(Curculigo), dark brown or black Flower: (the perianth tube in Curculigo) Appearance: fruit, and Curculigo by the subterranean ovary and fleshy Fruit: Fruits indehiscent ( Curculigo and Molineria) or dehiscent
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Research
205 papers- Medicinal plants of genus Curculigo: traditional uses and a phytochemical and ethnopharmacological review.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2013
- Curculigo orchioides: the black gold with numerous health benefits.Zhong xi yi jie he xue bao = Journal of Chinese integrative medicine · 2010
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Curculigo is a flowering plant genus in the family Hypoxidaceae, first described in 1788. It is widespread across tropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.
Curculin is a sweet protein that was discovered and isolated in 1990 from the fruit of Curculigo latifolia, a plant from Malaysia. Like miraculin, curculin exhibits taste-modifying activity; however, unlike miraculin, it also exhibits a sweet taste by itself. After consumption of curculin, water and sour solutions taste sweet. The plant is referred to locally as or ; English: 'weevil-wort'.