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Internal ID UUID644013179522f575810366
Scientific name Zingiber purpureum
Authority Roscoe
First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8:348. (1807)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Amomum cassumunar (Roxb.) Donn Hort. cantabrig. Ed. 7 1. (1812)
Cassumunar roxburghii Colla Nov. Scitam. Gen. 10. (1830)
Zingiber cassumunar var. subglabrum Thwaites Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 315. 1861
Zingiber cliffordiae Andrews Bot. repos. 9, pl.555. (1809)
Zingiber paucipunctatum D.Fang Guihaia 16:6. (1996)
Zingiber pubisquama Ridl. Philipp. J. Sci., C 4 (2):169. (1909); Lectotypified in: Taxon 68 (6). (2020) by Bai L., Maslin B.R., Triboun P., Xia N.H. & Leong-Škorničková J.

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Language Common/alternative name
Chinese 紫色姜

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Zingiber purpureum var. palamauense (Haines) K.K.Khanna Fl. Bihar. Analysis 513. (2001)

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  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • East Himalaya
      • India
      • Sri Lanka
    • Indo-China
      • Cambodia
      • Myanmar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Borneo
      • Lesser Sunda Islands
      • Malaya
      • Philippines
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Puerto Rico

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000617751
Tropicos 34500331
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:798381-1
The Plant List kew-273395
Open Tree Of Life 935346
NCBI Taxonomy 857215
IUCN Red List 117467862
IPNI 798381-1
GBIF 2757204
USDA GRIN 400367

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Characterization of the Volatile Constituents of Plai (Zingiber purpureum) by Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Nishidono Y, Saifudin A, Tanaka K Molecules 08-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10975921
doi:10.3390/molecules29061216
PMID:38542853
Unveiling the Dual Nature of Heavy Metals: Stressors and Promoters of Phenolic Compound Biosynthesis in Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench In Vitro Das S, Sultana KW, Mondal M, Chandra I, Ndhlala AR Plants (Basel) 28-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10780674
doi:10.3390/plants13010098
PMID:38202406
Ethnobotany and phytochemistry of plants used to treat musculoskeletal disorders among Skaw Karen, Thailand Kantasrila R, Pandith H, Balslev H, Wangpakapattanawong P, Panyadee P, Inta A Pharm Biol 22-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10763916
doi:10.1080/13880209.2023.2292261
PMID:38131672
Zebrafish as a robust preclinical platform for screening plant-derived drugs with anticonvulsant properties—a review Knap B, Nieoczym D, Kundap U, Kusio-Targonska K, Kukula-Koch W, Turski WA, Gawel K Front Mol Neurosci 28-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10493295
doi:10.3389/fnmol.2023.1221665
PMID:37701853
Modulating Effects of Zingiberaceae Phenolic Compounds on Neurotrophic Factors and Their Potential as Neuroprotectants in Brain Disorders and Age-Associated Neurodegenerative Disorders: A Review Razak AM, Tan JK, Mohd Said M, Makpol S Nutrients 30-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10255673
doi:10.3390/nu15112564
PMID:37299526
Medicinal plants used by rural Thai people to treat non-communicable diseases and related symptoms Nguanchoo V, Balslev H, Sadgrove NJ, Phumthum M Heliyon 04-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9850000
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12758
PMID:36685400
Antioxidant and antidiabetic compounds identification in several Indonesian underutilized Zingiberaceae spices using SPME-GC/MS-based volatilomics and in silico methods Tunnisa F, Nur Faridah D, Afriyanti A, Rosalina D, Ana Syabana M, Darmawan N, Dewi Yuliana N Food Chem X 16-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8943257
doi:10.1016/j.fochx.2022.100285
PMID:35342880
6-Gingerol, a Major Constituent of Zingiber officinale Rhizoma, Exerts Anticonvulsant Activity in the Pentylenetetrazole-Induced Seizure Model in Larval Zebrafish Gawel K, Kukula-Koch W, Banono NS, Nieoczym D, Targowska-Duda KM, Czernicka L, Parada-Turska J, Esguerra CV Int J Mol Sci 20-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC8305044
doi:10.3390/ijms22147745
PMID:34299361
Potential anti-Acanthamoeba and anti-adhesion activities of Annona muricata and Combretum trifoliatum extracts and their synergistic effects in combination with chlorhexidine against Acanthamoeba triangularis trophozoites and cysts Mitsuwan W, Sin C, Keo S, Sangkanu S, de Lourdes Pereira M, Jimoh TO, Salibay CC, Nawaz M, Norouzi R, Siyadatpanah A, Wiart C, Wilairatana P, Mutombo PN, Nissapatorn V Heliyon 10-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8131895
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06976
PMID:34027178
Potential bangle (Zingiber montanum J.König) rhizome extract as a supplement to prevent and reduce symptoms of Covid-19 Musdja MY Saudi J Biol Sci 16-Jan-2021
PMCID:PMC7832787
doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.01.015
PMID:33519275
Potential Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Dengue Fever and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus Saleh MS, Kamisah Y Biomolecules 30-Dec-2020
PMCID:PMC7824034
doi:10.3390/biom11010042
PMID:33396926
Repellent, larvicidal and adulticidal activities of essential oil from Dai medicinal plant Zingiber cassumunar against Aedes albopictus Li MX, Ma YP, Zhang HX, Sun HZ, Su HH, Pei SJ, Du ZZ Plant Divers 03-Dec-2020
PMCID:PMC8390919
doi:10.1016/j.pld.2020.11.008
PMID:34485774
Rice Bran and Vitamin B6 Suppress Pathological Neovascularization in a Murine Model of Age-Related Macular Degeneration as Novel HIF Inhibitors Ibuki M, Lee D, Shinojima A, Miwa Y, Tsubota K, Kurihara T Int J Mol Sci 25-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC7728083
doi:10.3390/ijms21238940
PMID:33255657
Policies and Problems of Modernizing Ethnomedicine in China: A Focus on the Yi and Dai Traditional Medicines of Yunnan Province Li Z, Li C, Zhang X, Tang S, Yang H, Cui X, Huang L Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 14-Aug-2020
PMCID:PMC7443223
doi:10.1155/2020/1023297
PMID:32855645
Indonesian Ginger (Bangle) Extract Promotes Neurogenesis of Human Neural Stem Cells through WNT Pathway Activation Hirano K, Kubo M, Fukuyama Y, Namihira M Int J Mol Sci 05-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7369972
doi:10.3390/ijms21134772
PMID:32635647

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