Abstract
Phytochemical data are contrasted with phylogenetic relationships of
carnivorous plants. Naphthoquinone profiles of a representative set of Nepenthes
species are evaluated in comparison with previously published chemical
data for Nepenthales (containing four distinct carnivorous plant
families). The iridoids sarracenin and aucubin are identified as
valuable chemical markers of Sarraceniaceae and Scrophulariales,
respectively. The latter order (that contains the carnivorous
Lentibulariaceae and Byblidaceae) is also characterized by the common
occurrence of the phenylethanoid caffeic acid glycoside acteoside. No
taxonomically relevant metabolite is known from Cephalotaceae so far.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 187 - 195 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Acta Botanica Gallica |
| Volume | 152 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- DNA-sequences
- naphthoquinones
- phylogenetics
- Lentibulariaceae
- Sarraceniaceae
- Droseraceae
- evolution
- RBCL