Biology:Epigynum auritum

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Short description: Species of plant

Epigynum auritum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Epigynum
Species:
E. auritum
Binomial name
Epigynum auritum
(Schneid.) Tsiang & P.T.Li
Synonyms[1]
  • Trachelospermum auritum C.K.Schneid.
  • Trachelospermum curtisii King & Gamble 1908 not Epigynum curtisii King & Gamble 1908
  • Epigynum lachnocarpum Pichon

Epigynum auritum is a plant species in the genus Epigynum. It is native to Yunnan Province in China , as well as Assam State in India , Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), and the Peninsular region of Malaysia.[1][2]

The flavanol epigeoside (Catechin-3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside) can be isolated from the rhizomes of E. auritum.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 187 思茅藤 si mao teng Epigynum auritum (C. K. Schneider) Tsiang & P. T. Li, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 11: 397. 1973.
  3. Jin, QD; Mu, QZ (1991). "Study on glycosidal constituents from Epigynum auritum". Yao Xue Xue Bao = Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 26 (11): 841–5. PMID 1823978. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5382943 entry