Chemotaxonomical investigation in the genus Viburnum
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Jean-Georges Kuhry; Gisèle Haan-Archipoff; Robert Anton; Annelise Lobstein; Jürgen Englert
- Source
- Phytochemistry. 50:1175-1180
- Subject
- biology
Lantana
Plant Science
General Medicine
Horticulture
Amentoflavone
biology.organism_classification
Biochemistry
chemistry.chemical_compound
Taxon
chemistry
Viburnum
Chemotaxonomy
Botany
Taxonomy (biology)
Adoxaceae
Molecular Biology
Caprifoliaceae
- Language
- ISSN
- 0031-9422
A chemical examination of the leaves and branchlets of Viburnum sp. (Adoxaceae) has been carried out in order to find chemical clues of possible taxonomic value. Precise quantitative data of the amentoflavone content were obtained for about sixty representative taxa of the genus. A great heterogeneity of distribution of this biflavone was observed between the sections. The highest average concentration (more than 0.5%) was found in the section Lantana.