Intra- and interspecific variations in vacuolar flavonoids among Ficus species from the Budongo Forest, Uganda

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 81-90

  Greenham, Jenny R ^a   Grayer, Renée J ^b   Harborne, Jeffrey B ^a   Reynolds, Vernon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^c School of Anthropology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ficus species; Flavone C glycosides; Flavone O glycosides; Flavonol O glycosides; Intraspecific variation; Moraceae; Stilbenes

Indexed keywords

INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TREE;

AFRICA; BUDONGO FOREST; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WESTERN PROVINCE [UGANDA];

FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); FICUS SANSIBARICA; FICUS SAUSSUREANA; FICUS THONNINGII; MORACEAE;

EID: 33751543427     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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