Alpinia conchigera

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Alpinia conchigera
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In Kerala, India
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Alpinia
Species:
A. conchigera
Binomial name
Alpinia conchigera
Synonyms [2]
  • Languas conchigera(Griff.) Burkill
  • Strobidia conchigera(Griff.) Kuntze
  • Alpinia humilisTeijsm. & Binn.
  • Alpinia sumatrana(Miq.) K.Schum.
  • Languas sumatrana(Miq.) Merr.
  • Strobidia oligospermaKuntze
  • Strobidia sumatranaMiq.

Alpinia conchigera, the lesser alpinia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Zingiberaceae . [2] [3]

Cardamomin is a chalconoid isolated from A. conchigera. [4]

References

  1. Olander, S.B. (2020). "Alpinia conchigera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T117225452A124278563. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T117225452A124278563.en . Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Alpinia conchigera Griff". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  3. "Alpinia conchigera Griff". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  4. Blockade of Nuclear Factor-κB Signaling Pathway and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Cardamomin, a Chalcone Analog from Alpinia conchigera. Jeong-Hyung Lee, Haeng Sun Jung, Phan Minh Giang, Xuejun Jin, Sangku Lee, Phan Tong Son, Dongho Lee, Young-Soo Hong, Kyeong Lee and Jung Joon Lee, JPET, January 2006, vol. 316, no. 1, pp. 271-278, doi : 10.1124/jpet.105.092486