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Chemical subdivisions within the genusArctostaphylos based on flavanoid profiles

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The flavonoid glycosides from 227 populations representing 20 species ofArctostaphylos have been identified. Certain glycosides are of values in subdividing the genus into discreet chemically related groups. A single linkage computer analysis shows the existance of subdivisions based both on oxidation levels of the flavonoids as well as glycoside variation. The ability to form 7-O-glycosides appears to be restricted and could be of future value in the identification of hybrids between those taxa capable of 7-O-glycoside synthesis and those unable to do so.

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  1. Botany Department, University of Alberta, T6G 2E9, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    K. E. Denford

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Supported by the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

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Denford, K.E. Chemical subdivisions within the genusArctostaphylos based on flavanoid profiles. Experientia 37, 1287–1288 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01948364

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