Galeola faberi explained

Galeola faberi is an orchid species in the genus Galeola found in central and southern China, as well as in Nepal, the eastern Himalayas, Vietnam and Sumatra.[1] [2]

The phenolic compounds p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, 4,4'-dihydroxy-diphenyl methane, 2,4-bis(4-hydroxybenzyl) phenol, 5-methoxy-3-(2-phenyl-E-ethenyl)-2,4-bis (4-hydroxybenzyl) phenol (IV), p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol (V), 4-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy) benzyl alcohol (gastrodin), bis[4-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy) benzyl] (S)-2-isopropylmalate and bis [4-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy) benzyl] (S)-2-sec-butylmalate can be isolated from the rhizome of G. faberi.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=85293 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200028676 Flora of China, v 25 p 170, 山珊瑚 shan shan hu, Galeola faberi
  3. Li . Y. M. . Zhou . Z. L. . Hong . Y. F. . (title in Chinese). Studies on the phenolic derivatives from Galeola faberi Rolfe . Yao Xue Xue Bao = Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica . 28 . 10 . 766–771 . 1993 . 8009989. Chinese.