Inulin Occurrence in Sphenoclea (Sphenocleaceae)

S. Porembski; Marieluise Koch

doi:10.1055/s-2007-978517

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Plant Biol (Stuttg) 1999; 1(3): 288-289
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-978517

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Inulin Occurrence in Sphenoclea (Sphenocleaceae)

S. Porembski¹ , Marieluise Koch²

¹Universität Rostock, Fachbereich Biologie, Abt. Allgemeine und Spezielle Botanik, Rostock, Germany
²Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Bonn, Germany

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1999

1999

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19 April 2007 (online)

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Abstract

Within the angiosperms the Asterales-Campanulales complex forms a relatively clearly circumscribed clade that is characterized by inulin as storage carbohydrate. The genus Sphenoclea (Sphenocleaceae) is traditionally placed in the Asterales-Campanulales complex. In testing fresh plant material of S. zeylanica for the first time, the occurrence of inulin as storage carbohydrate could be proven.

Key words

Asteridae - Campanulales - inulin - Sphenocleaceae - systematics