Alpinia rafflesiana
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643ff1913134a820755118 |
| Scientific name | Alpinia rafflesiana |
| Authority | Wall. ex Baker |
| First published in | Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 6(18) 255. 1892 [Jul 1892] |
Description Top
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This is a summary of Alpinia rafflesiana, a perennial herb native to peninsular Malaysia. It typically grows 0.5-2 meters tall and has bright orange flowers with dark orange bracts and boat-shaped lobes. It is mainly cultivated as a medicinal crop and the fruit is used as an anti-inflammatory and alternative cancer treatment. The leaves, pseudo-stems, rhizomes, and fruit are used to produce essential oils with antimicrobial properties. The leaves are also used to shrink and drain boils.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Alpinia aurantiaca | Ridl. | J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 4:78. (1909); Lectotypified in: Asian J. Trop. Biol. 4:8. (2000) by Turner, I.M. |
| Languas rafflesiana | (Wall. ex Baker) Burkill | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935:318. (1935) |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
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| Alpinia rafflesiana var. hirtior | (Ridl.) Holttum | Gard. Bull. Singapore 13 (1):145. (1950); Lectotypified in: Asian J. Trop. Biol. 4 (1). (2000) |
| Alpinia rafflesiana var. rafflesiana |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indo-China
- Thailand
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Malesia
- Malaya
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Indo-China
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000338724 |
| Tropicos | 100146029 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:795388-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-219003 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 321810 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 105680 |
| IUCN Red List | 117268645 |
| IPNI | 795388-1 |
| iNaturalist | 427879 |
| GBIF | 5302201 |
| EOL | 1126790 |
| USDA GRIN | 2675 |
| Wikipedia | Alpinia_rafflesiana |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones | |||||
| Pinocembrin | 68071 | Click to see C1C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)O)C3=CC=CC=C3 | 256.25 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957857 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Kavalactones | |||||
| Demethoxyyangonin | 5273621 | Click to see COC1=CC(=O)OC(=C1)C=CC2=CC=CC=C2 | 228.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957857 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids / Chalcones and dihydrochalcones / 2-Hydroxychalcones | |||||
| 6'-Hydroxy-2',4'-dimethoxychalcone | 242589 | Click to see COC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)OC)C(=O)C=CC2=CC=CC=C2)O | 284.31 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957857 |
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| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |