''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
Homoisoflavonoids (3-benzylidenechroman-4-ones) are a type of phenolic compounds occurring naturally in plants.
Chemically, they have the general structure of a 16-carbon skeleton, which consists of two phenyl rings (A and B) and heterocyclic rin ...
extracted from ''C. appendiculata'', has anti-angiogenic activities and inhibits UVB-induced skin inflammation through reduced cyclooxygenase-2 expression and NF-?B nuclear localization.
[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, ]
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appendiculata
Orchids of China
Plants described in 1904
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