Rhaphidophora decursiva
| Rhaphidophora decursiva | |
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| Rhaphidophora decursiva | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Rhaphidophora |
| Species: | R. decursiva
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| Rhaphidophora decursiva | |
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Rhaphidophora decursiva[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indochina.[1][3]
Chemistry
[edit]Six compounds extracted from the dried leaves and stems of Rhaphidophora decursiva have been shown to possess activity against one malarial parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. Polysyphorin and rhaphidecurperoxin showed the strongest antimalarial activity, while rhaphidecursinol A, rhaphidecursinol B, grandisin, and epigrandisin were less active. Rhaphidecursinol A and rhaphidecursinol B were determined to be neolignans, a major class of phytoestrogens, while rhaphidecurperoxin is a new benzoperoxide.[4]
Gallery
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Rhaphidophora decursiva (Roxb.) Schott". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Schott, H.M. (1857). "Aroideae Hongkongensis". Bonlandia. 5: 45. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Rhaphidophora decursiva". Flora of China (eFloras). Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Hong-Jie Zhang; Pamela A. Tamez; Vu Dinh Hoang; Ghee Teng Tan; Nguyen Van Hung; Le Thi Xuan; Le Mai Huong; Nguyen Manh Cuong; Do Thi Thao; D. Doel Soejarto; Harry H. S. Fong; John M. Pezzuto (2001). "Antimalarial Compounds from Rhaphidophora decursiva". Journal of Natural Products. 64 (6): 772–777. doi:10.1021/np010037c. PMID 11421741.
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