Kingdom Plantae Family Asteraceae Scientific name Bidens torta | Order Asterales Genus Bidens Rank Species | |
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Similar Bidens amplectens, Bidens wiebkei, Bidens cosmoides, Bidens micrantha, Bidens campylotheca | ||
Bidens torta, the corkscrew beggarticks, is a flowering plant species in the sunflower family.
Bidens torta is endemic to Hawaii.
Chemical derivatives
Methylated okanin derivatives can be isolated from Bidens torta.
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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