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Chemotaxonomy and phytochemical ecology of bracken |
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| Authors: | GILLIAN COOPER-DRIVER |
| Affiliation: | ARC Biochemical Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey |
| Abstract: | Variations in flavonoids extracted from fronds suggest that Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn is a monospecific genus. A wide range of secondary plant substances also occur in bracken including sesquiterpenoids, echydones, cyanogenic glycosides, tannins and phenolic acids. |
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