The Geography of Phytochemical Races

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Fig. 6.14 Compound 565, the fl avonol triglycosides from Ranunculus species on the Kerguelen
Islands
6.9 Macaronesia
Macaronesia is a biogeographic region in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, consisting of the
Azores, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Islands, Madeira, and the Selvagen Islands
(Fig. 6.15). The Azores archipelago consists of nine islands centered at 38°30′N,
28°00′W, approximately 1700 km west of Lisbon. The Canary Islands archipelago lies
between ca. 27°30′ and 29°30′ N and ca. 18° and 13°45′ W, with its easternmost island
only about 100 km off the coast of Morocco. The Archipelago consists of seven main
islands (from west to east): El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife, Gran Canaria,
Fig. 6.15 Map of
Macaronesia