@article {38436, title = {Pigment composition of putatively achlorophyllous angiosperms}, journal = {Plant Syst EvolPlant Syst Evol}, volume = {210}, year = {1998}, 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.}, keywords = {Angiospermae, carotenoid, chlorophyll, high-performance liquid chromatography, Lennoaceae, Monotropaceae, Orchidaceae, Orobanchaceae, pigment}, author = {Michael P. Cummings and Welschmeyer, N. A.} }