Phytochemical investigation on the seed of <i>Sphenostylis stenocarpa</i> (Hochst ex A. Rich.) Harms (Family Fabaceae)
Phytochemical investigations carried out on the seeds of Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst ex A. Rich.) Harms (Family Fabaceae) revealed the presence of the flavonoids (tricin, apigenin, chrysoeriol and genisten), tannin and alkaloids. The three putative varieties previously separated on the basis of...
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| description | Phytochemical investigations carried out on the seeds of Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst ex A. Rich.) Harms (Family Fabaceae) revealed the presence of the flavonoids (tricin, apigenin, chrysoeriol and genisten), tannin and alkaloids. The three putative varieties previously separated on the basis of seed colour were only distinguished on the amount of tannin present: white = 0.35, brown = 0.55 and red = 0.65. This result if corroborated by other systematic lines of evidence may lead to the delimitation of the three putative varieties into either distinct varieties or species but if otherwise could lead to the recognition of this species as monolithic. @JASEM
Keywords: Sphenostylis stenocarpa, Fabaceae, phytochemistry, seeds, delimitation
J. Appl. Sci. Environ. Manage. Sept, 2011, Vol. 15 (3) 419 - 423 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-067ac73bf73d4f35acbdde99d0bce35a2024-04-22T19:46:58ZengJoint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP)Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management2659-15022659-14992013-05-01153Phytochemical investigation on the seed of <i>Sphenostylis stenocarpa</i> (Hochst ex A. Rich.) Harms (Family Fabaceae)BL NyananyoAL NyingifaPhytochemical investigations carried out on the seeds of Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst ex A. Rich.) Harms (Family Fabaceae) revealed the presence of the flavonoids (tricin, apigenin, chrysoeriol and genisten), tannin and alkaloids. The three putative varieties previously separated on the basis of seed colour were only distinguished on the amount of tannin present: white = 0.35, brown = 0.55 and red = 0.65. This result if corroborated by other systematic lines of evidence may lead to the delimitation of the three putative varieties into either distinct varieties or species but if otherwise could lead to the recognition of this species as monolithic. @JASEM Keywords: Sphenostylis stenocarpa, Fabaceae, phytochemistry, seeds, delimitation J. Appl. Sci. Environ. Manage. Sept, 2011, Vol. 15 (3) 419 - 423https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/88637 |
| spellingShingle | BL Nyananyo AL Nyingifa Phytochemical investigation on the seed of <i>Sphenostylis stenocarpa</i> (Hochst ex A. Rich.) Harms (Family Fabaceae) Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management |
| title | Phytochemical investigation on the seed of <i>Sphenostylis stenocarpa</i> (Hochst ex A. Rich.) Harms (Family Fabaceae) |
| title_full | Phytochemical investigation on the seed of <i>Sphenostylis stenocarpa</i> (Hochst ex A. Rich.) Harms (Family Fabaceae) |
| title_fullStr | Phytochemical investigation on the seed of <i>Sphenostylis stenocarpa</i> (Hochst ex A. Rich.) Harms (Family Fabaceae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phytochemical investigation on the seed of <i>Sphenostylis stenocarpa</i> (Hochst ex A. Rich.) Harms (Family Fabaceae) |
| title_short | Phytochemical investigation on the seed of <i>Sphenostylis stenocarpa</i> (Hochst ex A. Rich.) Harms (Family Fabaceae) |
| title_sort | phytochemical investigation on the seed of i sphenostylis stenocarpa i hochst ex a rich harms family fabaceae |
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