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The Geography of Phytochemical Races

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50 2 Examples Within Continents<br />

Fig. 2.28 Partial map <strong>of</strong> Western Europe showing location <strong>of</strong> the Pyrenees, the Jura, and the Alps<br />

from which Pinus uncinata populations were sampled<br />

Table 2.9 Quercetin levels in Pinus uncinatus (from Lauranson and Lebreton, 1991)<br />

Location Mtns./Country a Coordinates Elev (m) Q%V b [Q] c p(a) d<br />

Osseja Pyrenees (Fr) 42°25′N, 1°58′E 1960–2080 30 9.0 ± 1.1 0.87<br />

Gavarnie Pyrenees (Fr) 42°44′N, 0°1′W 1600–1750 35 11.5 ± 1.6 0.65<br />

Vanoise Alps (Fr) 45°17′N, 6°54′E 1720 17 16.8 ± 1.1 0.25<br />

Valais Alps (Sw) 46°18′N, 7°8′E 1525 27 12.3 ± 1.3 0.55<br />

Le Creux Jura (Sw) 46°57′N, 6°45′E 981 33 8.7 ± 1.2 0.89<br />

du Van<br />

a Fr = France, Sw = Switzerland.<br />

b Average percentage <strong>of</strong> variation contributed by quercetin in each population.<br />

c Average concentration <strong>of</strong> quercetin per population as % <strong>of</strong> total fl avonoids.<br />

d Frequency <strong>of</strong> the a allele in each population.<br />

Fig. 2.29 Compounds 106–110, fl avonoids from Pinus uncinata from Sao Jorge, Azores

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