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The Geography of Phytochemical Races

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2.3 Europe 37<br />

Fig. 2.19 Compounds 71–73,<br />

fl avonoids identifi ed from<br />

Achillea millefolium.<br />

Compounds 74–78,<br />

fl avonoids identifi ed from<br />

Pulicaria dysenterica<br />

Table 2.4 Flavonoid variation in leaf exudates <strong>of</strong> Achillea aspleniifolia (from Valant-Vetschera<br />

and Wollenweber, 1988)<br />

Country Quercetagetin methyl ethersa 3,6,4′ 3,6,7,4′ 3,6,7,3′,4′<br />

Yugoslavia + b<br />

Austria-1 tr<br />

Austria-2 tr +<br />

Hungary-1 tr + ++<br />

Hungary-2 tr + +<br />

Romania tr + +<br />

a Common names: centaureidin, casticin, and artemetin, respectively.<br />

b Relative amounts; tr = trace only.<br />

Continuing their study <strong>of</strong> fl avonoids <strong>of</strong> Achillea (Asteraceae), Valant-Vetschera<br />

and Wollenweber (2001) described exudate aglycones in A. moschata (Mill.)<br />

W. D. J. Koch and related alpine species <strong>of</strong> Achillea sect. Ptarmica. In addition<br />

to summarizing the exudate chemistry <strong>of</strong> all sections <strong>of</strong> the genus—a valuable<br />

contribution in its own right—those authors pointed out the predominance <strong>of</strong><br />

6- hydroxyfl avonol 3,6,4′-trimethyl ethers in taxa native to the Balkans and southeastern<br />

Europe, in contrast to the predominance <strong>of</strong> 6-hydroxyfl avone methyl ethers<br />

in taxa native to Turkey. Flavonoid aglycone diversifi cation appears to confi rm<br />

the origin <strong>of</strong> the genus in the eastern Mediterranean region. <strong>The</strong> reader might also<br />

examine the companion study <strong>of</strong> Achillea sect. Filipendulinae (Valant-Vetschera<br />

and Wollenweber, 1996).<br />

It is convenient to mention at this point a recent study on chemical variation<br />

involving the essential oils <strong>of</strong> Achillea millefolium L. subsp. millefolium growing

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