Kingdom Plantae Class Pteridopsida Family Polypodiaceae Scientific name Selliguea feei | Division Pteridophyta Order Polypodiales Subfamily Microsoroideae Rank Species | |
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Similar Selliguea, Lepisorus, Pleopeltis, Monarch fern, Pyrrosia | ||
Selliguea feei is a plant species belonging to the Selliguea genus. This fern can be collected in Indonesia. The species name feei commemorates the botanist Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée.
Biochemistry
Selligueain A is an A type proanthocyanidin trimer and a sweetener that can be extracted from the rhizome of the plant.
Kaempferol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside-7-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside, a known bitter-tasting flavonoid glycoside, (-)-4β-carboxymethyl epiafzelechin (3'-deoxydryopteric acid), epiafzelechin-(4β→8, 2β→O→7)-epiafzelechin-(4β→8)-3'-deoxydryopteric acid methyl ester (selligueain B), and (+)-afzelechin-O-β-4'-D-glucopyranoside were also isolated from the rhizomes of Selliguea feei.
References
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