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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.〔(Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families )〕〔(Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 271 仙茅属 xian mao shu ''Curculigo'' Gaertner, Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 63. 1788. )〕 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 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 'Lembah' or 'Lumbah'; English: 'Weevil-wort'. ;Species〔 # ''Curculigo annamitica'' Gagnep. - Vietnam # ''Curculigo breviscapa'' S.C.Chen - China (Guangxi, Guangdong) # ''Curculigo conoc'' Gagnep. - Vietnam # ''Curculigo disticha'' Gagnep. - Vietnam # ''Curculigo ensifolia'' R.Br. - Australia # ''Curculigo erecta'' Lauterb. - Philippines, Sumatra, New Guinea, Solomon Island # ''Curculigo maharashtrensis'' M.R.Almeida & S.Yadav - Maharashtra # ''Curculigo orchioides'' Gaertn. - China, Japan, Indian Subcontinent, Papuasia, Micronesia # ''Curculigo pilosa'' (Schumach. & Thonn.) Engl. - tropical Africa, Madagascar # ''Curculigo racemosa'' Ridl. - Borneo # ''Curculigo savantwadiensis'' M.R.Almeida & S.Yadav - Maharashtra # ''Curculigo scorzonerifolia'' (Lam.) Baker - southern Mexico, Central America, West Indies, northern South America # ''Curculigo seychellensis'' Bojer ex Baker - Seychelles # ''Curculigo sinensis'' S.C.Chen - China (Yunnan) # ''Curculigo tonkinensis'' Gagnep. - Vietnam == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Curculigo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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