Abstract
A survey of the leaves of 116 species of the neotropical genusCavendishia showed that the genus is characterized by the presence of flavoneC-glycosides. Other constituents include flavones (luteolin, chrysoeriol, tricin), flavonols (quercetin, kaempferol and myricetin), dihydroflavonols, proanthocyanidins, and ellagic and salicylic acids. The stilbene, resveratrol, has been identified in six species; this is only the second report of stilbenoids in the family. The identity of a natural hybridC. endresii xC. quereme has been confirmed by detecting in its leaves characteristic phenolics of both parental species.
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Luteyn, J.L., Harborne, J.B. & Williams, C.A. A Survey of the flavonoids and simple phenols in leaves of Cavendishia (Ericaceae). Brittonia 32, 1–16 (1980). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806210
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