''Galeola faberi'' is an orchid species in the genus ''
Galeola
''Galeola'' is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae.
All species in this genus are myco-heterotrophic, i.e. they are parasitic upon fungi. The genus is spread throughout southeast Asia (from India to ...
'' found in central and southern
China, as well as in
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
, the eastern
Himalayas
The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 10 ...
,
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
and
Sumatra.
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
-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy) benzyl(S)-2-isopropylmalate and bis
-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy) benzyl(S)-2-sec-butylmalate can be isolated from the rhizome of ''G. faberi''.
References
Orchids of China
Orchids of India
Orchids of Nepal
Flora of Sumatra
Orchids of Vietnam
Orchids of Yunnan
Myco-heterotrophic orchids
Plants described in 1896
Vanilleae
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