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Anthocyanins in iris flowers

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6 kinds of anthocyanin have been found in the flowers of 5 iris species. They were identified as the 3-p-coumaroyl-rutinosido-5-glucosides and the 3-rutinosido-5-glucosides of malvidin, petunidin and delphinidin. The distribution pattern of the iris-flower pigments is discussed; it shows thatIris species belonging to the section Apogon differ from the plants of the sections Xiphium and Eupogon owing to the occurrence of malvidin glycosides in addition to delphinidin glycosides.

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  1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kumamoto University, 860, Kurokami, Kumamoto, Japan

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The author thanks Prof. K. Hayashi for his valuable advice and Mr E. Yamamoto for his help during the course of this work.

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Ishikura, N. Anthocyanins in iris flowers. Experientia 36, 656–657 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01970120

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