Bidens torta

Bidens torta
Flower head
Conservation status
Imperiled  (NatureServe) [1] [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Bidens
Species:	B. torta
Binomial name
Bidens torta Sherff
Synonyms [3]
Bidens fulvescensSherff Bidens personansO.Deg. & Sherff Bidens waianensisSherff

Bidens torta, the corkscrew beggarticks, is a flowering plant species in the family Asteraceae. ^[4]

Bidens torta is endemic to Hawaii. ^[4]

Chemical derivatives

B. torta plant

Methylated okanin derivatives can be isolated from Bidens torta. ^[5]

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. "NatureServe Explorer Bidens torta". NatureServe Explorer Bidens torta. Arlington Virginia, United States of America: NatureServe. 2022-06-03. NatureServe Element Code:PDAST181K0. Retrieved 23 Jun 2022.
2. Faber-Langendoen, D; Nichols, J; Master, L; Snow, K; Tomaino, A; Bittman, R; Hammerson, G; Heidel, B; Ramsay, L; Teucher, A; Young, B (2012). NatureServe Conservation Status Assessments: Methodology for Assigning Ranks (PDF) (Report). Arlington, Virginia, United States of America: NatureServe.
3. The Plant List, Bidens torta Sherff
4. ITIS Standard Report Page: Bidens torta
5. 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

External links

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