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Inulin Occurrence in Sphenoclea (Sphenocleaceae)
Author(s) -
Porembski S.,
Koch Marieluise
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
plant biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.871
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1438-8677
pISSN - 1435-8603
DOI - 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1999.tb00254.x
Subject(s) - inulin , biology , carbohydrate , botany , genus , food science , biochemistry
Within the angiosperms the Asterales‐Campanulales complex forms a relatively clearly circumscribed dade 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.