Bulbophyllum vaginatum

Bulbophyllum vaginatum is a species of orchid.

Bulbophyllum vaginatum
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species:
B. vaginatum
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum vaginatum
Synonyms
  • Cirrhopetalum vaginatum Lindl. (1830) (Basionym)
  • Cirrhopetalum caudatum Wight (1851)
  • Cirrhopetalum stramineum Teijsm. & Binn. (1862)
  • Phyllorkis vaginata (Lindl.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Cirrhopetalum whiteanum Rolfe (1895)
  • Bulbophyllum whiteanum (Rolfe) J.J.Sm. (1912)

Phytochemistry edit

Bulbophyllum vaginatum contains the two phenanthrenes, 4,9-dimethoxyphenanthrene-2,5-diol and 4,6-dimethoxyphenanthrene-2,3,7-triol, and the two dihydrophenanthrenes 4-methoxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene-2,3,7-triol and 4,6-dimethoxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene-2,3,7-triol.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Appendices I, II and III". Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna. 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  2. ^ Yuan-Wah Leong; Chiang-Cheong Kang; Harrison, Leslie J.; Powell, Andrew D. (1997). "Phenanthrenes, dihydrophenanthrenes and bibenzyls from the orchid bulbophyllum vaginatum". Phytochemistry. 44 (1): 157–165. Bibcode:1997PChem..44..157L. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00387-1. INIST 2557322