Systematic significance of flavonoids in Derris and Lonchocarpus

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Abstract

It has been suggested that the flavonoid profiles might help to elucidate the problematical differentiation of the Derris and Lonchocarpus group of species. To test this possibility all flavonoid types known to occur in Tephrosieae were correlated biogenetically and “oxidation”/“methylation” (O/M) values were deduced for their representatives. Considering only the chemical composition, five chemical clusters can be discerned in the Derris- Lonchocarpus complex. The concomitant consideration of O/M values, however, establishes the concept of generic unity, suggesting that dispersal of original stock from Asia to America and from forest to savanna was accompanied by the evolutionary blocking of the necessary oxidative enzymes. Since similar trends can be observed for other genera of Tephrosieae, such as Millettia and Tephrosia, the presence or absence of specific flavonoids cannot be used as evidence either for incorporating Lonchocarpus into Derris or for splitting Lonchocarpus.

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