Dioscorea_althaeoides

<i>Dioscorea althaeoides</i>

Dioscorea althaeoides

Species of herbaceous vine

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]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Dioscorea althaeoides in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
  2. [2]
    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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