Resnova humifusa explained

Resnova humifusa is a species of flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family. It is a bulbous perennial plant, native to the Northern Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.^[1]

The homoisoflavanone 5,6-dimethoxy-7-hydroxy-3-(4′-hydroxybenzyl)-4-chromanone can be found in the bulbs of R. humifusa.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Resnova humifusa (Baker) U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies. . n.d.. Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. July 28, 2020.
2. Coincident isolation of a novel homoisoflavonoid from Resnova humifusa and Eucomis montana (Hyacinthoideae: Hyacinthaceae). Neil A. Koorbanally, Neil R. Crouch, Avinash Harilal, Bavani Pillay, Bavani Pillay and Dulcie A. Mulholland, Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, January 2006, 34(2):114-118.