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Galeola faberi

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Orchidaceae

Tribe
  
Vanilleae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Vanilloideae

Genus
  
Galeola

Similar
  
Galeola, Cyrtosia, Erythrorchis, Neuwiedia, Apostasia

Galeola faberi is an orchid species in the genus Galeola found in central and southern China, as well as in Nepal, the eastern Himalayas, Vietnam and Sumatra.

The phenolic compounds p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, 4,4'-dihydroxy-diphenyl methane, 2,4-bis(4-hydroxybenzyl) phenol, 5-methoxy-3-(2-phenyl-E-ethenyl)-2,4-bis (4-hydroxybenzyl) phenol (IV), p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol (V), 4-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy) benzyl alcohol (gastrodin), bis[4-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy) benzyl] (S)-2-isopropylmalate and bis [4-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy) benzyl] (S)-2-sec-butylmalate can be isolated from the rhizome of G. faberi.

References

Galeola faberi Wikipedia