Exploring Phylogenetic Relationships between Hundreds of Plant Fatty Acids Synthesized by Thousands of Plants. more details ...
Abstract An investigation of the fatty acid composition of 22 representative species of the 10 genera of the family Sarcolaenaceae yielded some results of chemotaxonomic interest. Two cyclopropene fatty acids, malvalic and sterculic acids, were detected and quantitated in the seed oil of most species. The occurrence of cyclopropene fatty acids shows that this family has more biochemical affinities with the order Malvales than with the order Parietales. © 1983.