Rhaphidophora decursiva

Rhaphidophora decursiva^[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indochina.^[1][3]

Rhaphidophora decursiva
Rhaphidophora decursiva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Rhaphidophora
Species:	R. decursiva
Binomial name
Rhaphidophora decursiva (Roxb.) Schott[1]
Synonyms[1]
Monstera decursiva (Roxb.) Schott Monstera multijuga K.Koch ex Ender Pothos decursivus Roxb. Rhaphidophora affinis Schott Rhaphidophora eximia Schott Rhaphidophora grandis Schott Rhaphidophora insignis Schott Scindapsus decursivus (Roxb.) Schott

Chemistry

Six compounds extracted from the dried leaves and stems of Rhaphidophora decursiva have been shown to possess activity against one malarial parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. Polysyphorin and rhaphidecurperoxin showed the strongest antimalarial activity, while rhaphidecursinol A, rhaphidecursinol B, grandisin, and epigrandisin were less active. Rhaphidecursinol A and rhaphidecursinol B were determined to be neolignans, a major class of phytoestrogens, while rhaphidecurperoxin is a new benzoperoxide.^[4]

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