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Hydnocarpus kurzii 
Summary
Hydnocarpus kurzii is a species of plant in the family Achariaceae. It is found in India and Myanmar.
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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 | |
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 .[2]
References edit
- ^ 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 (PDF). American Institute of the History of Pharmacy conference. New Orleans, LA: National Library of Medicine.