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Cremastra appendiculata

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Orchidaceae

Tribe
  
Calypsoeae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Epidendroideae

Genus
  
Cremastra

Cremastra appendiculata IOSPE PHOTOS

Similar
  
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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

    • Cremastra appendiculata IOSPE PHOTOS

    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.

    Cremastra appendiculata Chinese tulip
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    Cremastra appendiculata A Calypso tribe orchid from Japan Cremastra appendiculata

    Cremastra appendiculata Cremastra appendiculata Saihairan

    Cremastra appendiculata Cremastra appendiculata Saihairan

    References

    Cremastra appendiculata Wikipedia
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