Monochaetum multiflorum is a flowering plant species in the genus Monochaetum indigenous to Colombia.
| Monochaetum multiflorum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Monochaetum |
| Species: | M. multiflorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Monochaetum multiflorum | |
The leaves of the plant contain the hydrolysable tannins nobotanins Q, R, S, and T.[1] It also contains the tetrameric nobotanin S and pentameric melastoflorin A.[2]
References
edit- ^ Isaza, JH; Ito, H; Yoshida, T (2004). "Oligomeric hydrolyzable tannins from Monochaetum multiflorum". Phytochemistry. 65 (3): 359–67. Bibcode:2004PChem..65..359I. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2003.11.017. PMID 14751308.
- ^ Isaza J H, Ito H and Yoshida T (2001). "Tetrameric and Pentameric Ellagitannins from Monochaetum multiflorum". Heterocycles. 55 (1): 29–32. doi:10.3987/COM-00-9088.
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