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Thunia alba

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
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Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Internal ID UUID643fef2c078c4533398211
Scientific name Thunia alba
Authority Rchb.f.
First published in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 764 (1852)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Phaius albus Lindl. Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 85 (1831)
Thunia alba var. marschalliana (Rchb.f.) B.Grant Orch. Burma 207. 1895
Phaius marshallianus var. purpurata (Rchb.f.) N.E.Br. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1889: 101 1889
Phaius marshallianus var. triloba (Rchb.f.) N.E.Br. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1889: 102 1889
Thunia marshalliana var. purpurata Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 4: 62. 1888
Thunia marshalliana var. triloba Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 4: 62. 1888
Phaius marshalliae auct. Gard. Chron. 1871: 807 1871

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Language Common/alternative name
Chinese 岩笋
Chinese 笋兰
Chinese 笋蘭

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Name Authority First published in
Thunia alba var. alba Unknown
Thunia alba var. bracteata (Roxb.) N.Pearce & P.J.Cribb Edinburgh J. Bot. 58: 116 (2001)

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  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • East Himalaya
      • India
      • Nepal
      • West Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands
      • Myanmar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Malaya

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000323568
Tropicos 23500538
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:660350-1
The Plant List kew-204311
Open Tree Of Life 530308
NCBI Taxonomy 38195
IPNI 660350-1
iNaturalist 568113
GBIF 2816952
EOL 1128775
USDA GRIN 36615

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Comparative chloroplast genomics of 24 species shed light on the genome evolution and phylogeny of subtribe Coelogyninae (Orchidaceae) Li L, Wu Q, Zhai J, Wu K, Fang L, Li M, Zeng S, Li S BMC Plant Biol 05-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10768429
doi:10.1186/s12870-023-04665-2
PMID:38182989
Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants used by Bulang people in Yunnan, China Zhou H, Zhang J, Kirbis BS, Mula Z, Zhang W, Kuang Y, Huang Q, Yin L J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 07-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10486041
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00609-0
PMID:37679773
Plastomes of Bletilla (Orchidaceae) and Phylogenetic Implications Han S, Wang R, Hong X, Wu C, Zhang S, Kan X Int J Mol Sci 05-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9456473
doi:10.3390/ijms231710151
PMID:36077549
Comparative Chloroplast Genomics and Phylogenetic Analysis of Thuniopsis and Closely Related Genera within Coelogyninae (Orchidaceae) Li L, Wu Q, Fang L, Wu K, Li M, Zeng S Front Genet 24-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8987740
doi:10.3389/fgene.2022.850201
PMID:35401668
Antimicrobial Activity of Necklace Orchids is Phylogenetically Clustered and can be Predicted With a Biological Response Method Wati RK, de Graaf EF, Bogarín D, Heijungs R, van Vugt R, Smets EF, Gravendeel B Front Pharmacol 12-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC7994927
doi:10.3389/fphar.2020.586345
PMID:33776752
Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of the complete plastome sequence of Thunia alba (Lindley) H. G. Reichenbach (Orchidaceae), a rare wild ornamental orchid Zhang R Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 13-Nov-2019
PMCID:PMC7707714
doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1688729
PMID:33366307
Ethnomedicine study on traditional medicinal plants in the Wuliang Mountains of Jingdong, Yunnan, China Gao L, Wei N, Yang G, Zhang Z, Liu G, Cai C J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 19-Aug-2019
PMCID:PMC6699132
doi:10.1186/s13002-019-0316-1
PMID:31426826
Collection and trade of wild-harvested orchids in Nepal Subedi A, Kunwar B, Choi Y, Dai Y, van Andel T, Chaudhary RP, de Boer HJ, Gravendeel B J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 31-Aug-2013
PMCID:PMC3846542
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-9-64
PMID:24004516
Thunalbene, a stilbene derivative from the orchid Thunia alba P.L Majumder, M Roychowdhury, S Chakraborty Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00433-6

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Phenanthrenes and derivatives / Hydrophenanthrenes
Blestriarene A 11317652 Click to see 482.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00433-6
Flavanthrin 102004681 Click to see 482.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00433-6
Lusianthridin 442702 Click to see 242.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00433-6
> Benzenoids / Phenanthrenes and derivatives / Phenanthrols
2,6-Phenanthrenediol, 1,5,7-trimethoxy- 11779542 Click to see 300.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00433-6
3,7-Dihydroxy-2,4-dimethoxyphenanthrene 10445823 Click to see 270.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00433-6
Blestriarene B 442695 Click to see COC1=C2C(=C(C(=C1)O)C3=C4C=CC5=C(C4=C(C=C3O)OC)C=CC(=C5)O)CCC6=C2C=CC(=C6)O 480.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00433-6
Cirrhopetalanthin 9982511 Click to see 478.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00433-6
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Stilbenes
3,3'-Dihydroxy-5-methoxystilbene 73032981 Click to see 242.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00433-6
batatasin III 10466989 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1)O)CCC2=CC(=CC=C2)O 244.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00433-6
Thunalbene 25756094 Click to see 242.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00433-6

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