Dendrobium plicatile

Dendrobium plicatile
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Dendrobieae
Genus:	Dendrobium
Species:	D. plicatile
Binomial name
	Dendrobium plicatile; Lindl.
Synonyms
	Callista binnendykii (Rchb.f.) Kuntze 1891; Callista flabella [Rchb.f]Kuntze 1891; Callista kunstleri (Hook.f.) Kuntze 1891; Dendrobium binnendijkii Rchb.f. 1865; Dendrobium fimbriatum [Bl.] Lindl. 1830; Dendrobium flabellum Rchb.f 1857; Dendrobium insulare Steudel 1840; Dendrobium kunstleri Hook.f. 1890; Dendrobium mentosum Schltr. 1911; Dendrobium rabanii Lindl.; Desmotrichum binnendijkii (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl. 1910; Desmotrichum fimbriatum Blume 1825; Desmotrichum kunstleri (Hook.f.) Kraenzl. 1910; Ephemerantha fimbriata (Blume) P.F. Hunt & Summerh. 1961; Ephemerantha kunstleri (Hook.f.) P.F.Hunt & Summerh. 1961; Flickingeria binnendijkii (Rchb.f.) A.D.Hawkes 1965; Flickingeria fimbriata (Blume) A.D.Hawkes, Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 27: 303 (1965); Flickingeria kunstleri (Hook.f.) A.D.Hawkes 1965;; Flickingeria rabanii (Lindl.) Seidenf.;

Dendrobium plicatile is an orchid species of Asia. It was formerly treated as Flickingeria fimbriata in the (no longer accepted) genus Flickingeria.

Distribution[]

The orchid is native to Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, Malesia, and other regions.

It is found in: Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Himalayas East, India ( Assam), Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Nepal, Nicobar Islands, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam.

Description[]

Medicinal plant

The plant reportedly has the Hepatoprotection properties, the ability to prevent damage to the liver.^{[medical citation needed]}

From the stems, three phenanthrenes can be isolated, named plicatol A, B and C.^[2]

The plant also contains the norditerpenoids named and and steroids.^[3]

References[]

^ "Dendrobium plicatile Lindl.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 August 2016 – via The Plant List.
^ Phenanthrenes from Dendrobium plicatile. Chie Honda and Masae Yamaki, Phytochemistry, April 2000, Volume 53, Issue 8, Pages 987–990, doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00497-5
^ Norditerpenoids from Flickingeria fimbriata and their inhibitory activities on nitric oxide and tumor necrosis factor-α production in mouse macrophages. Chen JL, Zhong WJ, Tang GH, Li J, Zhao ZM, Yang DP and Jiang L, Molecules, 6 May 2014, volume 19, issue 5, pages 5863-5875, doi:10.3390/molecules19055863

External links[]

Media related to Dendrobium plicatile at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Flickingeria fimbriata at Wikispecies
Flickingeria fimbriata at orchidspecies.com

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[1] "Dendrobium plicatile Lindl.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 August 2016 – via The Plant List.

[2] Phenanthrenes from Dendrobium plicatile. Chie Honda and Masae Yamaki, Phytochemistry, April 2000, Volume 53, Issue 8, Pages 987–990, doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00497-5

[3] Norditerpenoids from Flickingeria fimbriata and their inhibitory activities on nitric oxide and tumor necrosis factor-α production in mouse macrophages. Chen JL, Zhong WJ, Tang GH, Li J, Zhao ZM, Yang DP and Jiang L, Molecules, 6 May 2014, volume 19, issue 5, pages 5863-5875, doi:10.3390/molecules19055863

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