THE PATHWAY OF CHEMICAL EVOLUTION IN BEARDED IRIS SPECIES BASED ON FLAVONOID AND XANTHONE PATTERNS

Four diploid and seven allopolyploid bearded Iris were surveyed for their leaf flavonoid, isoflavonoid and xanthone constituents in order to investigate their phylogeny. Eighteen flavone Cglycosides and eight C-glucoxanthones were identified and proved to be useful evolutionary markers. The phenolic...

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Main Authors: M. COLASANTE, J. B. HARBORNE, C.A. WILLIAMS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University La Sapienza of Rome 2000-01-01
Series:Annali di Botanica
Online Access:http://annalidibotanica.uniroma1.it/index.php/Annalidibotanica/article/view/9062