Chemosystematic studies in the genus Abies . I. Leaf and twig oil analysis of alpine and balsam firs
The volatile oils of the leaves and twigs of alpine fir, and western and eastern Canadian balsam fir were analyzed by gas–liquid chromatography. Many qualitative similarities were found and the within-tree and tree-to-tree variation of the quantitative terpene composition of the leaf oil was suffici...
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ftnrccanada:oai:cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.ca:cistinparc:f40d6358-ae8b-4c8e-8d7b-385fda405c33 2023-10-09T21:53:20+02:00 Chemosystematic studies in the genus Abies . I. Leaf and twig oil analysis of alpine and balsam firs Hunt, R. S. von Rudloff, E. 1974-03-01 text https://doi.org/10.1139/b74-063 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=f40d6358-ae8b-4c8e-8d7b-385fda405c33 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=f40d6358-ae8b-4c8e-8d7b-385fda405c33 eng eng Canadian Science Publishing issn:0008-4026 Canadian Journal of Botany, Volume: 52, Issue: 3, Publication date: 1974-03-01, Pages: 477–487 doi:10.1139/b74-063 NRCC-number:NRCC-13736 article 1974 ftnrccanada https://doi.org/10.1139/b74-063 2023-09-09T23:02:07Z The volatile oils of the leaves and twigs of alpine fir, and western and eastern Canadian balsam fir were analyzed by gas–liquid chromatography. Many qualitative similarities were found and the within-tree and tree-to-tree variation of the quantitative terpene composition of the leaf oil was sufficiently small to permit a chemosystematic study. Abies lasiocarpa and A. balsamea may be differentiated by the relative amounts of β-pinene, 3-carene, β-phellandrene, trans-ocimene, piperitone, methyl thymol, and thymol. Consistent quantitative differences were also found between eastern and western A. balsamea, and the populations in the Lesser Slave Lake and Battle Lake regions of central Alberta gave intermediate terpene data, which suggests introgression between A. lasiocarpa and western A. balsamea. Thus a cline between A. lasiocarpa and A. balsamea, with western balsam fir populations as bridge, may have existed after the last glaciation. The alpine fir populations of southern Alberta, and eastern and central British Columbia gave uniform terpene data, but five trees sampled on Green Mountain, Vancouver Island, gave significantly different terpene data. These results were substantiated by morphological characters as well as twig oil analysis, but the latter two methods gave less consistent data than leaf oil analysis. Les auteurs ont étudié, par chromatographie en phase gazeuse–liquide, les huiles volatiles des feuilles et des ramilles chez Abies lasiocarpa et chez des populations orientales et occidentales d'Abies balsamea. Plusieurs similarités qualitatives ont été décelées; la composition quantitative des terpènes des feuilles présentait, à l'intérieur d'un arbre et d'un arbre à l'autre, une variation assez faible pour qu'une étude chimio-taxonomique soit possible. Abies lasiocarpa et A. balsamea peuvent être séparés par les quantités relatives de β-pinène, 3-carène, β-phellandrène, trans-ocimène, pipéritone, méthyl-thymol et thymol. Des différence quantitatives ont également été trouvées entre les ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Lesser Slave lake Slave Lake National Research Council Canada: NRC Publications Archive Battle Lake ENVELOPE(-138.158,-138.158,59.655,59.655) Green Mountain ENVELOPE(-135.921,-135.921,61.833,61.833) Canadian Journal of Botany 52 3 477 487 |
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The volatile oils of the leaves and twigs of alpine fir, and western and eastern Canadian balsam fir were analyzed by gas–liquid chromatography. Many qualitative similarities were found and the within-tree and tree-to-tree variation of the quantitative terpene composition of the leaf oil was sufficiently small to permit a chemosystematic study. Abies lasiocarpa and A. balsamea may be differentiated by the relative amounts of β-pinene, 3-carene, β-phellandrene, trans-ocimene, piperitone, methyl thymol, and thymol. Consistent quantitative differences were also found between eastern and western A. balsamea, and the populations in the Lesser Slave Lake and Battle Lake regions of central Alberta gave intermediate terpene data, which suggests introgression between A. lasiocarpa and western A. balsamea. Thus a cline between A. lasiocarpa and A. balsamea, with western balsam fir populations as bridge, may have existed after the last glaciation. The alpine fir populations of southern Alberta, and eastern and central British Columbia gave uniform terpene data, but five trees sampled on Green Mountain, Vancouver Island, gave significantly different terpene data. These results were substantiated by morphological characters as well as twig oil analysis, but the latter two methods gave less consistent data than leaf oil analysis. Les auteurs ont étudié, par chromatographie en phase gazeuse–liquide, les huiles volatiles des feuilles et des ramilles chez Abies lasiocarpa et chez des populations orientales et occidentales d'Abies balsamea. Plusieurs similarités qualitatives ont été décelées; la composition quantitative des terpènes des feuilles présentait, à l'intérieur d'un arbre et d'un arbre à l'autre, une variation assez faible pour qu'une étude chimio-taxonomique soit possible. Abies lasiocarpa et A. balsamea peuvent être séparés par les quantités relatives de β-pinène, 3-carène, β-phellandrène, trans-ocimène, pipéritone, méthyl-thymol et thymol. Des différence quantitatives ont également été trouvées entre les ... |
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Hunt, R. S. von Rudloff, E. Chemosystematic studies in the genus Abies . I. Leaf and twig oil analysis of alpine and balsam firs |
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Chemosystematic studies in the genus Abies . I. Leaf and twig oil analysis of alpine and balsam firs |
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Chemosystematic studies in the genus Abies . I. Leaf and twig oil analysis of alpine and balsam firs |
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Chemosystematic studies in the genus Abies . I. Leaf and twig oil analysis of alpine and balsam firs |
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Chemosystematic studies in the genus Abies . I. Leaf and twig oil analysis of alpine and balsam firs |
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Chemosystematic studies in the genus Abies . I. Leaf and twig oil analysis of alpine and balsam firs |
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chemosystematic studies in the genus abies . i. leaf and twig oil analysis of alpine and balsam firs |
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