Dioscorea althaeoides
| Dioscorea althaeoides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus: | Dioscorea |
| Species: | D. althaeoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Dioscorea althaeoides R.Knuth
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Dioscorea althaeoides is a herbaceous vine in the genus Dioscorea which is indigenous to the Guizhou, Sichuan, and eastern Xizang provinces of China, in addition to the Yunnan area in Thailand.[1] A formerly unknown acetylated spirostanol saponin, dioscin-6′-O-acetate, has been discovered in the rhizomes of the plant.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dioscorea althaeoides in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
- ^ Li, Xuejiao; Jing, Songsong; Man, Shuli; Li, Xia; Zhao, Chengcheng; Wang, Ying; Gao, Wenyuan (2016). "A new acetylated spirostanol saponin and other constituents from the rhizomes of Dioscorea althaeoides R. Knuth (Dioscoreaceae)". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 65: 17–22. doi:10.1016/j.bse.2016.01.010.
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