The Chemotaxonomy of Chinese Species of the Genus Aconitum L. (Ranunculaceae)

The Chemotaxonomy of Chinese Species of the Genus Aconitum L. (Ranunculaceae)

Hao Xiao-Jiang, Yang Chong-Ren, Chen Sze-Ying, Zhou Jun

(Kunming Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica)

Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:1985-10-18 Published:1985-10-18
Contact: Hao Xiao-Jiang

Abstract

Abstract:

On the basis of biosynthsis, distribution of diterpenoid alkaloids as

well as morphological evolution of Chinese species L. (Ranunculaceae), chemotaxonomy

of the genus Aconitum is discussed:

1, Subgen. Lycoctonum, containing lycoctonine-type alkaloids and Subgen. Aconi-

tum containing aconitine-type alkaloids, were probably differetiated at the early stage

of evolution of the genus Aconitum and evolved respectively in their own ways.

2, In Subgen. Aconitum: (1) Ser. Bullatifolia, containing mainly atisine-, veat-

chine-type alkaloids, and amino, alcohol and ester base of aconitine-type, and distribu-

ted in Hengduan Mountain and Jingsha River valley, where is the centre of modern

differentiation of species of Aconitum, is probably a series from which Chinese species

of the genus Aconitum were derived; (2) Ser. Inflata, containing mainly aconitine,

mesaconitine and bypaconitine, is an advanced group; (3) Ser. Grsndituberosa, conta-

ining mainly aconitine and songorine, is related to Ser. Bulatifolia; (4) Ser. stylosa

and Ser. volubilia, containing mainly yunaconitine and other anisyl ester alkaloids form

another advanced branch.

3, Ser. Tangutica and A. naviculare of Ser. Rotaundifolia, containing atisine and

lactone-type alkaloids may be a specialized group in high mountains and have occurred

at early stage of evolution of the genus Aconitum.

4, Subgen. Gymnaconitum, containing atisine-type alkaloids and amino alcohol of

aconitine type, may als be a specialized group in high mountains.

5, A. franchetii Finet. et Gagnep. mainly containing ester bases of aconitine-type

and closed to A. chasmanthum Stapf, is best placed into Ser. Ambigua.

Key words: Ranunculaceae, Aconitum, diterpenoid alkaloids, chemotaxonomy

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