Curculigo orchioides
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| Curculigo orchioides | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Hypoxidaceae |
| Genus: | Curculigo |
| Species: | C. orchioides |
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Curculigo orchioides Gaertn., 1788 |
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Curculigo orchioides (commonly called golden eye-grass, xian mao, weevil-wort,black musli,Kali musli, or Kali Musali) is a flowering plant species in the genus Curculigo. It is native to China, Japan, Indian Subcontinent, Papuasia, Micronesia. It is known as Nilappana (നിലപ്പന) meaning ground palm in Malayalam. Odiya- କୁଆକେନ୍ଦା ,ତାଳମୂଳୀ Bengali-Tallur, Tamil-நிலப்பனை.
In C. orchidoides, curculigoside A, B, C and D and curculigine A and D can be found. Curculigosides are natural phenols found in C. orchioides that could be useful against β-amyloid aggregation.
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