Abstract
The major anthocyanins of the tribe Liparieae have been identified. Pink and purple flowers in Amphithalea and Coelidium contain the acetic acid and coumaric acid esters of cyanidin, closely similar to the pattern reported for the tribe Podalyrieae. The purple flowers of Hypocalyptus, however, differ markedly from all the genera of both tribes; they contain malvidin rather than cyanidin and peonidin; the malvidin pigment is present as the 3-glucoside in fresh flowers, and it is not esterified as in all other purple-flowered genera. The petals of Liparia flowers contain the 3-sophorosides of cyanidin and pelargonidin, while the bracts have the 3-glucosides of cyanidin and peonidin. These results support the idea of a close relationship between the Liparieae and Podalyrieae but also agree with other evidence that Hypocalyptus is only superficially similar to the genera of these two tribes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 295-297 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Biochemical Systematics and Ecology |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 1995 |
Keywords
- Amphithalea
- Coelidium
- Fabaceae
- Hypocalyptus
- Liparia
- anthocyanins
- chemotaxonomy
- generic relationships
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Biochemistry