Neolitsea parvigemma
Neolitsea parvigemma is a species of small to medium-sized tree in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Taiwan, and confined to the south central mountain regions of the island.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Neolitsea |
| Species: | N. parvigemma |
| Binomial name | |
| Neolitsea parvigemma (Hayata) Kanehira & Sasaki | |
A number of chemicals from N. parvigemma show interesting biological properties. The hydrodistillated leaf essential oil of N. parvigemma has antifungal and anti-wood-decay fungal properties[3] Sesquiterpenes isolated from the stems have anti-inflammatory properties.[4]
References
- Liao, Jih-Ching (1996). "Lauraceae". In Huang, Tseng-chieng (ed.). Flora of Taiwan. 2 (2nd ed.). Taipei, Taiwan: Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition. pp. 433–499. ISBN 957-9019-52-5. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- Puhua Huang & Henk van der Werff. "Neolitsea parvigemma". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- Ho, CL; Liao, PC; Wang, EI; Su, YC (2011). "Composition and antifungal activities of the leaf essential oil of Neolitsea parvigemma from Taiwan". Natural Product Communications. 6 (9): 1357–60. PMID 21941915.
- Chen, K. S.; Hsieh, P. W.; Hwang, T. L.; Chang, F. R.; Wu, Y. C. (2005). "Anti-inflammatory furanogermacrane sesquiterpenes from Neolitsea parvigemma". Natural Product Research. 19 (3): 283–286. doi:10.1080/14786410410001714669. PMID 15702642.
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