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Aspidistra letreae

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Aspidistra letreae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Aspidistra
Species:
Aspidistra letreae
Binomial name
Aspidistra letreae
Aver, Tillich & Lê

Aspidistra letreae (Vietnamese: Tỏi đá lê trễ) is a species of flowering plant that belonging to the genus Aspidistra a species endemic to Vietnam and first seem in Vinh Linh, Quang Tri. This species is named for the teacher, Dr. Le Thi Tre from Hue University, who is also the teacher of the third author, Le Anh Tuan.[1]

Toxin

A publication in Hue University Science Magazine shows that a steroid saponin of this species, Aspiletrein A, has effects on non-small lung cancer cell.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Tỏi đá lê trễ (Aspidistra letreae) - loài mới phát hiện ở miền Trung, Việt Nam". Trung tâm Dữ liệu Thực vật Việt Nam - BVNGroup (in Vietnamese).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Antitumor activities of Aspiletrein A, a steroidal saponin from Aspidistra letreae, on non-small cell lung cancer cells".
  3. ^ "Tác dụng kháng ung thư phổi không tế bào nhỏ (NSCLC) của Aspiletrein A, saponin steroid từ loài Aspidistra letreae". Khoa Dược - Đại học Tôn Đức Thắng (in Vietnamese).
  4. ^ Three new steroidal saponins from Aspidistra letreae plants and their cytotoxic activities. Journal of Natural Medicines. 2020. p. 74. doi:10.1007/s11418-020-01395-9.