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Rhaphidophora decursiva

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Rhaphidophora decursiva
Rhaphidophora decursiva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Rhaphidophora
Species:
R. decursiva
Binomial name
Rhaphidophora decursiva
Synonyms[1]
  • Monstera decursiva (Roxb.) Schott
  • Monstera multijuga K.Koch ex Ender
  • Pothos decursivus Roxb.
  • Rhaphidophora affinis Schott
  • Rhaphidophora eximia Schott
  • Rhaphidophora grandis Schott
  • Rhaphidophora insignis Schott
  • Scindapsus decursivus (Roxb.) Schott

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

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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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Rhaphidophora decursiva (Roxb.) Schott". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  2. ^ Schott, H.M. (1857). "Aroideae Hongkongensis". Bonlandia. 5: 45. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Rhaphidophora decursiva". Flora of China (eFloras). Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  4. ^ 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.