| Cremastra appendiculata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Cremastra |
| Species: | C. appendiculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cremastra appendiculata (D.Don) Makino (1904) | |
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Cremastra appendiculata is an orchid species in the genus Cremastra. It is the type species of its genus.
There two subspecies:
- Cremastra appendiculata var. appendiculata - Taiwan, Tibet, Yunnan, Bhutan, Assam, Nepal, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam
- Cremastra appendiculata var. variabilis (Blume) I.D.Lund - Kuril, Sakhalin, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Anhui, Chongqing, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang
5,7-Dihydroxy-3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzyl)-chroman-4-one, a homoisoflavanone extracted from C. appendiculata, has anti-angiogenic activities and inhibits UVB-induced skin inflammation through reduced cyclooxygenase-2 expression and NF-?B nuclear localization.[1]
References
- ↑ Homoisoflavanone inhibits UVB-induced skin inflammation through reduced cyclooxygenase-2 expression and NF-?B nuclear localization. Seulgi Hur, Yun Sang Lee, Hyun Yoo, Jeong-Hee Yang and Tae-Yoon Kim, Journal of Dermatological Science, September 2010, Volume 59, Issue 3, Pages 163–169, doi:10.1016/j.jdermsci.2010.07.001
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