Pigment composition of putatively achlorophyllous angiosperms
| Title | Pigment composition of putatively achlorophyllous angiosperms |
| Publication Type | Journal Articles |
| Year of Publication | 1998 |
| Authors | Cummings MP, Welschmeyer N.A |
| Journal | Plant Syst EvolPlant Syst Evol |
| Volume | 210 |
| Keywords | Angiospermae, carotenoid, chlorophyll, high-performance liquid chromatography, Lennoaceae, Monotropaceae, Orchidaceae, Orobanchaceae, pigment |
| Abstract | Chlorophyll and carotenoid pigment composition was determined for ten species of putatively achlorophyllous angiosperms using high-performance liquid chromatography. Four families were represented: Lennoaceae (Pholisma arenarium); Monotropaceae (Allotropa virgata, Monotropa uniflora, Pterospora andromedea, Sarcodes sanguinea); Orobanchaceae (Epifagus virginiana, Orobanche cooperi, O. uniflora); Orchidaceae (Cephalanthera austinae, Corallorhiza maculata). Chlorophyll a was detected in all tars, but chlorophyll b was only detected in Corallorhiza maculata. The relative amount of chlorophyll and chlorophyll-related pigments in these plants is greatly reduced compared to fully autotrophic angiosperms. |