''Bulbophyllum reptans'' is a species of
orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.
Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
in the genus ''
Bulbophyllum
''Bulbophyllum'' is a genus of mostly epiphytic and lithophytic orchids in the family Orchidaceae. It is the largest genus in the orchid family and one of the largest genera of flowering plants with more than 2,000 species, exceeded in number onl ...
''.
''B. reptans'' contains the phenanthrenediol
gymnopusin
Gymnopusin is a phenanthrenediol produced by the orchid '' Bulbophyllum gymnopus''. It is also found in '' Bulbophyllum reptans'' and '' Maxillaria densa''.Phytotoxicity and ultrastructural effects of gymnopusin from the orchid Maxillaria densa on ...
(2,7-dihydroxy-3,4,9-trimethoxyphenanthrene), the
phenanthrenes
Phenanthrenoids are chemical compounds formed with a phenanthrene backbone. These compounds occur naturally in plants, although they can also be synthesized.
Phenanthrols
Phenanthrols are any of five isomeric phenols derived from phenanthrene (1 ...
confusarin
Confusarin is a phenanthrenoid found in the orchids '' Eria confusa'' and '' Bulbophyllum reptans''. It can also be synthesized.
References
External links
Confusarin at kanaya.naist.jp/knapsack_jsp
Phenanthrenoids
Orchids
Methoxy compo ...
(2,7-dihydroxy-3,4,8-trimethoxyphenanthrene),
2,7-dihydroxy-3,4,6-trimethoxyphenanthrene and its
9,10-dihydro derivative,
flavanthrinin (2,7-dihydroxy-4-methoxyphenanthrene) and its 9,10-dihydro derivative (
coelonin), 3,3′-dihydroxy-5-methoxybibenzyl (
batatasin-III),
cirrhopetalanthrin (2,2′,7,7′-tetrahydroxy-4,4′-dimethoxy-1,1′-biphenanthryl), its 9,9′,10,10′-tetrahydro derivative (
flavanthrin) and the dimeric phenanthrenes
reptanthrin and
isoreptanthrin.
[Dimeric phenanthrenes from the orchid Bulbophyllum reptans. P.L Majumder, S Pal and S Majumder, Phytochemistry, Volume 50, Issue 5, 10 March 1999, Pages 891–897, ]
References
The Bulbophyllum-Checklist
reptans
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