Bidens torta

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Bidens torta
Bidens flwr.jpg
Flower head
Status TNC G2.svg
Imperiled  (NatureServe) [1] [2]
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Bidens
Species:
B. torta
Binomial name
Bidens torta
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]

Contents

Bidens torta is endemic to Hawaii. [4]

Chemical derivatives

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.

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Okanin Chemical compound

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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. 1 2 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

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