Epigynum auritum

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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
() & 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 (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. ^ a b 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[]

"Epigynum auritum" at the Encyclopedia of Life


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