Cremastra appendiculata

Cremastra appendiculata
Cremastra appendiculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Calypsoeae
Genus: Cremastra
Species: C. appendiculata
Binomial name
Cremastra appendiculata
(D.Don) Makino (1904)
Synonyms
  • Cymbidium appendiculatum D.Don (1825) Basionym
  • Cremastra wallichiana Lindl. (1833)

Cremastra appendiculata is an orchid species in the genus Cremastra. It is the type species of its genus.

There two subspecies:

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

  1. 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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