Selliguea feei
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Selliguea feei is a plant species belonging to the Selliguea
Selliguea
Selliguea is a fern genus in the family Polypodiaceae.-Species list:* Selliguea albicaula M.Kato & M.G.Price; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 41: 72...

genus. This fern can be collected in Indonesia. The species name feei commemorates the botanist Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée
Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée
Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée was a French botanist who was born in Ardentes, 7 November 1789, and died in Paris on 21 May 1874. He was the author of works on botany and mycology, practical and historical pharmacology, Darwinism, and his experiences in several regions of Europe.-Biography:Fée...

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Biochemistry

Selligueain A
Selligueain A
Selligueain A is a A type proanthocyanidin trimer.It can be extracted from the rhizome of the fern Selliguea feei collected in Indonesia....

 is a A type proanthocyanidin trimer and a sweetener that can be extracted from the rhizome of the plant.

Kaempferol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside-7-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside, a known bitter-tasting flavonoid glycoside, (-)-4β-carboxymethyl epiafzelechin (3'-deoxydryopteric acid), epiafzelechin-(4β→8, 2β→O→7)-epiafzelechin-(4β→8)-3'-deoxydryopteric acid methyl ester (selligueain B), and (+)-afzelechin-O-β-4'-D-glucopyranoside were also isolated from the rhizomes of Selliguea feei.
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