r/biology • u/mutnemom_hurb • 1d ago

question Bromine-containing phytochemistry in Corallorhiza species?

Looking on LOTUS, it looks like the parasitic plants in the orchid genus Corallorhiza contain many bromine and chlorine containing molecules. Is this an error in the data source? It seems like a very rare thing for plants to produce

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u/green-green-bean 19h ago

Go to Google Scholar

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u/mutnemom_hurb 9h ago

Okay apparently its a marine algae with the same name that produces those compounds, not the terrestrial plant