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Internal ID UUID64402983eb356855557438
Scientific name Chamaecostus cuspidatus
Authority (Nees & Mart.) C.D.Specht & D.W.Stev.
First published in Taxon 55: 158 (2006)

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Chamaecostus cuspidatus, also known as fiery costus or spiral flag, is a herbaceous plant native to eastern Brazil and India. It has large, fleshy leaves with a purple shade on the undersides and orange flowers that bloom during warm months. It is cultivated for its root and is related to gingers, but has been reclassified into its own family, Costaceae. The plant reproduces vegetatively and its seeds are dispersed by birds. In traditional medicine, the dried leaves are used in Ayurvedic medicine and the flower petals are edible and nutritious. It is also grown as an ornamental plant and is known for its anti-diabetic properties.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Costus cuspidatus (Nees & Mart.) Maas Acta Bot. Neerl. 24: 469 (1975 publ. 1976)
Costus igneus N.E.Br. Ill. Hort. 31: 25 (1884)
Globba cuspidata Nees & Mart. Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 11:28. (1823)

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Language Common/alternative name
Assamese ইনচুলিন গছ
Persian کامائکستوس
Malayalam ഇൻസുലിൻ ചെടി
sa insulin
tcy ಇನ್ಸುಲಿನ್ ದಯಿ
Telugu కాస్టస్ ఇగ్నెయస్

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000805532
Tropicos 50294803
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77074283-1
The Plant List kew-343822
Open Tree Of Life 500621
NCBI Taxonomy 168191
IPNI 77074283-1
iNaturalist 504066
GBIF 2757024
Freebase /m/06w2k45
EOL 1090138
Wikipedia Chamaecostus_cuspidatus
Missouri Botanical Garden 292690

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Unleashing the promise of emerging nanomaterials as a sustainable platform to mitigate antimicrobial resistance Rahman S, Sadaf S, Hoque ME, Mishra A, Mubarak NM, Malafaia G, Singh J RSC Adv 01-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11062400
doi:10.1039/d3ra05816f
PMID:38694553
From Flora to Pharmaceuticals: 100 new additions to angiosperms of Gafargaon subdistrict in Bangladesh and unraveling antidiabetic drug candidates targeting DPP4 through in silico approach Ahmed SS, Rahman MO PLoS One 29-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10980240
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0301348
PMID:38551991
Molecular Aspects of the Functioning of Pathogenic Bacteria Biofilm Based on Quorum Sensing (QS) Signal-Response System and Innovative Non-Antibiotic Strategies for Their Elimination Juszczuk-Kubiak E Int J Mol Sci 24-Feb-2024
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doi:10.3390/ijms25052655
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Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by the indigenous community of the western region of Mizoram, India Ralte L, Sailo H, Singh YT J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 03-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10765666
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00642-z
PMID:38172927
Validation of an HPLC-DAD Method for Quercetin Quantification in Nanoparticles Carvalho D, Jesus Â, Pinho C, Oliveira RF, Moreira F, Oliveira AI Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 17-Dec-2023
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PMID:38139862
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PMID:38162186
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PMCID:PMC10905015
doi:10.12688/f1000research.140883.1
PMID:38434649
A new mathematical model of phyllotaxis to solve the genuine puzzle spiromonostichy Yonekura T, Sugiyama M J Plant Res 13-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10764405
doi:10.1007/s10265-023-01503-2
PMID:37833503
Bioinspired palladium-doped manganese oxide nanocorns: a remarkable antimicrobial agent targeting phyto/animal pathogens Vikal S, Gautam YK, Kumar A, Kumar A, Singh J, Pratap D, Singh BP, Singh N Sci Rep 28-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10462759
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-40822-1
PMID:37640751
Synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using methanol propolis extract (Pro-ZnO NPs) as antidiabetic and antioxidant P. D. DA, Plashintania DR, Putri RM, Wibowo I, Ramli Y, Herdianto S, Indarto A PLoS One 25-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10368249
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0289125
PMID:37490488
DIMPSAR: Dataset for Indian medicinal plant species analysis and recognition B R P, Rani NS Data Brief 14-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10375553
doi:10.1016/j.dib.2023.109388
PMID:37520649
Antidiabetic Properties of Plant Secondary Metabolites Sukhikh S, Babich O, Prosekov A, Kalashnikova O, Noskova S, Bakhtiyarova A, Krol O, Tsvetkova E, Ivanova S Metabolites 03-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10144365
doi:10.3390/metabo13040513
PMID:37110171
Green Synthesis, Characterization and Bioactivity of Mangifera indica Seed-Wrapped Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Rajeshkumar S, Parameswari RP, Sandhiya D, Al-Ghanim KA, Nicoletti M, Govindarajan M Molecules 21-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10056584
doi:10.3390/molecules28062818
PMID:36985789
Relevance of Indian traditional tisanes in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A review Joshi DD, Deb L, Somkuwar BG, Rana VS Saudi Pharm J 08-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10172608
doi:10.1016/j.jsps.2023.03.003
PMID:37181144
Nanotechnology in combating biofilm: A smart and promising therapeutic strategy Mohanta YK, Chakrabartty I, Mishra AK, Chopra H, Mahanta S, Avula SK, Patowary K, Ahmed R, Mishra B, Mohanta TK, Saravanan M, Sharma N Front Microbiol 03-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10020670
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.1028086
PMID:36938129

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Diosgenin 99474 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)O)C)C)C)OC1 414.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962465
Spirost-5-en-3-ol 234096 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)O)C)C)C)OC1 414.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962465

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