TARWEEDS AND SILVERSWORDS

Evolution of the Madiinae (Asteraceae)

8  Secondary Metabolites of Madiinae, the Tarweeds

       BRUCE A. BOHM AND JI YONG YANG

OVERVIEW

INTRODUCTION

LONG CHAIN HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVES

POLYACETYLENES

TERPENE DERIVATIVES

SIMPLE COMPOUNDS CONTAINING AROMATIC RINGS

COUMARINS

FLAVONOIDS

Exudate Flavonoids

Flavanones

Dihydroflavonols

Flavones and Flavonols

Vacuolar Flavonoids

Flavonoid Variation

Flavonoids as Biosystematic Markers

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS