Bidens torta

Bidens torta, the corkscrew beggarticks, is a flowering plant species in the sunflower family.[2]

Bidens torta
Flower head
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[1]
  • Bidens fulvescens Sherff
  • Bidens personans O.Deg. & Sherff
  • Bidens waianensis Sherff

Bidens torta is endemic to Hawaii.[2]

Chemical derivatives

Methylated okanin derivatives can be isolated from Bidens torta.[3]

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


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