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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Main Authors: BL Nyananyo, AL Nyingifa
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Language:English
Published: Joint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP) 2013-05-01
Series:Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
Online Access:https://www.Ajol.Info/index.php/jasem/article/view/88637
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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-d011f781b61f4705bbf0b5111c77ee972025-02-08T19:52:23ZengJoint 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
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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)
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