Rhaphidophora decursiva

Rhaphidophora decursiva
Rhaphidophora decursiva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Rhaphidophora
Species:	R. decursiva
Binomial name
Rhaphidophora decursiva (Roxb.) Schott [1]
Synonyms [1]
Monstera decursiva(Roxb.) Schott Monstera multijuga K.Koch ex Ender Pothos decursivusRoxb. Rhaphidophora affinisSchott Rhaphidophora eximiaSchott Rhaphidophora grandisSchott Rhaphidophora insignisSchott 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

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

1. "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.