Acanthus hirsutus

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Acanthus hirsutus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Acanthus
Species:
A. hirsutus
Binomial name
Acanthus hirsutus
Subspecies

A. h. subsp. hirsutus
A. h. subsp. syriacus

Acanthus hirsutus is a species of flowering plant in the Acanthaceae family.[1]

It contains the glycosides hirsutusoide (2-(o-hydroxyphenyl)-2-hydroxyethenyl-O-beta-glucopyranoside), luteolin-7-O-beta-D-glucuronide, beta-sitosterol-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside and (2R)-2-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Acanthus hirsutus Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Capanlar, S; Böke, N; Yaşa, I; Kirmizigül, S (2010). "A novel glycoside from Acanthus hirsutus (Acanthaceae)". Natural Product Communications. 5 (4): 563–6. PMID 20433073.