Organisms

Costus

A plant genus of the family Costaceae (sometimes classified in Zingiberaceae), order Zingiberales, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida (monocotyledons). It is a source of SAPONINS and furostanol glycosides.

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family Costaceae (sometimes classified in Zingiberaceae), order Zingiberales, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida (monocotyledons). It is a source of SAPONINS and furostanol glycosides.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Costus spicatus
  • spicatus, Costus

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Aspects Covered

20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with SAUSSUREA COSTUS see SAUSSUREA

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History Note

2002

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.618w.937w.124w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Costus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D029770. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D029770
  2. Costus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costus
  3. Costus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133082