Bidens torta

Bidens torta
Flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Bidens
Species: B. torta
Binomial name
Bidens torta
Sherff,

Bidens torta, the corkscrew beggarticks, is a flowering plant species in the Asteraceae (Aster) family. [1]

Bidens torta is endemic to Hawaii.[1]

Chemical derivatives

Methylated okanin derivatives can be isolated from Bidens torta. [2]

Those include okanin 3,4,3′,4′-tetramethyl ether, okanin 3,4,3′-trimethyl ether 4′-glucoside, okanin 4-methyl ether 4′-glucoside and okanin 4-methyl ether 4′-glucoside monoacetate.

Okanin 3,4-dimethyl ether 4′-glucoside can also be isolated.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ITIS Standard Report Page: Bidens torta
  2. ↑ Methylated Chalcones from Bidens torta. Susan P. McCormick, Bruce A. Bohm and Fred R. Ganders, Phytochemistry, Volume 23, Issue 10, 1984, Pages 2400-2401, doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80570-1

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