Variation among three Crinum species in alkaloid content

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 601-615

  Elgorashi, Esameldin E ^a   Drewes, Siegfried E ^b   Morris, Craig ^c   Van Staden, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c ARC Range and Forage Institute   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Amaryllidaceae; C. bulbispermum; C. macowanii; C. moorei; Variation

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID;

AMARYLLIDACEAE; CRINUM; CRINUM BULBISPERMUM; CRINUM MACOWANII; CRINUM MOOREI;

EID: 0038559536     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-1978(02)00222-3     Document Type: Article

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