Bidens torta

Bidens torta, the corkscrew beggarticks, is a flowering plant species in the family Asteraceae.^[4]

Bidens torta
Flower head
Conservation status
Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1][2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Bidens
Species:	B. torta
Binomial name
Bidens torta Sherff
Synonyms[3]
Bidens fulvescens Sherff Bidens personans O.Deg. & Sherff Bidens waianensis Sherff

Bidens torta is endemic to Hawaii.^[4]

Chemical derivatives

Methylated okanin derivatives can be isolated from Bidens torta.^[5]

Those include okanin 3,4,3′,4′-tetramethyl ether, okanin 3,4,3′-trimethyl ether 4′-glucoside, okanin 4-methyl ether 4′-glucoside and okanin 4-methyl ether 4′-glucoside monoacetate.

Okanin 3,4-dimethyl ether 4′-glucoside can also be isolated.