Compounds of the methanolic leaf extract as chemotaxonomic markers for the Campanula pyramidalis complex (Campanulaceae)
Abstract
During the past few years, the isophylloid Campanula pyramidalis complex has been the subject of studies aimed at an improved understanding of the relationships within it. The center of distribution of the C. pyramidalis complex is in the Balkan Peninsula with some smaller parts of the area located in the south Apennines. Although 21 taxa of the C. pyramidalis complex were described, only four species are accepted: C. pyramidalis, C. versicolor, C. secundiflora and C. austroadriatica. In the present study, we propose compounds of the methanolic leaf extract as possible chemotaxonomic markers for the C. pyramidalis complex. Eleven flavonoids and two phenolic acids were detected in leaf extract using high-performance liquid chromatography with diode-array detection analysis. The investigated taxa of the C. pyramidal is complex differ in terms of the composition of the methanolic leaf extract. Clustering of investigated taxa is not completely consistent with the previously reported molecu...lar and morphometric data
Keywords:
Campanula pyramidalis / chemotaxonomy / flavonoids / methanolic leaf extract / phenolic acidsSource:
Acta Botanica Croatica, 2014, 73, 2, 481-490Publisher:
- Univ Zagreb, Fac Science, Div Biology, Zagreb
Projects:
- Investigation on the medicinal plants: morphological, chemical and pharmacological characterisation (RS-173021)
DOI: 10.2478/botcro-2014-0013
ISSN: 0365-0588