Biology:Hydnocarpus kurzii
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Hydnocarpus kurzii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Achariaceae |
| Genus: | Hydnocarpus |
| Species: | H. kurzii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydnocarpus kurzii (King) Warb.
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| Synonyms | |
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Taraktogenos kurzii | |
Hydnocarpus kurzii is a species of plant in the family Achariaceae. It is found in India and Myanmar.
Working for Wellcome Chemical Research Laboratories, Pharmacist Frederick B. Power researched various species of chaulmoogra seeds from 1904. Power and colleagues created Chaulmoogric acid from seeds of what was then called the Taraktogenos kurzii tree, which had the formula [math]\ce{ C18H32O2 }[/math].[2]
References
- ↑ CAMP Workshops on Medicinal Plants, India 1998. Hydnocarpus kurzii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
- ↑ Parascandola, John (2003). "Chaulmoogra Oil and the Treatment of Leprosy". American Institute of the History of Pharmacy conference. New Orleans, LA: National Library of Medicine. https://lhncbc.nlm.nih.gov/LHC-publications/PDF/pub2003048.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q5693433 entry
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