Cultivars of Codiaeum variegatum (L.) Blume (Euphorbiaceae) show variability in phytochemical and cytological characteristics

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 2400-2405

  Ogunwenmo, K Olusola ^a   Idowu, Oluwatoni A ^a   Innocent, Chukwudi ^a   Esan, Edward B ^a   Oyelana, Olatunji A ^a  

^a BABCOCK UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Chromosome number; Codiaeum variegatum; Cultivars; Euphorbiaceae; Phytochemical; Pigment

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CARDENOLIDE; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; SAPONIN; STEROID; TANNIN; XANTHOPHYLL;

ARTICLE; CULTIVAR; CYTOLOGY; DIPLOIDY; EUPHORBIA; GENE MUTATION; MORPHOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM; ENCELIOPSIS; EUPHORBIACEAE;

EID: 35648971563     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2007.000-2376     Document Type: Article

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