Taxonomic implications of phenolic variation in leaves of birch (Betula L.) species

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 243-254

  Keinänen, Markku ^a   Julkunen Tiitto, Riitta ^a   Rousi, Matti ^b   Tahvanainen, Jorma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Betula; Betulaceae; Birch; Chemotaxonomy; Flavonoids; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXONOMY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TAXONOMY; TREE;

BETULA; BETULA PUBESCENS; BETULA SCHMIDTII;

EID: 0033120977     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-1978(98)00086-6     Document Type: Article

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