Table 2.

Flavonoids and related compounds found in Gleditsia leaves.

SpeciesSubstance1
CY123456789101112
amorphoides0+000+++0000+
aquatica0++0+++0+000+
Caspica0++0+++±+000+
delavayi0++00++0±000+
fera0++0+++0+000+
Japonica±++0+++0+00++
koraiensis2±++0+++0+00++
macracantha0++0++0+0000+
melanacantha+++0++00+00+±
microphylla0++0+++±+000+
sinensis0++0+++++000+
x texana++++++±0±0+++
triacanthos++++0+00±++0+
  • 1 CY is cyanidin and numbers in boxhead refer to substances illustrated in Fig. 1 and described in the text. Entries indicate presence (+), trace (±), or absence (0).

  • 2 G. japonica var. koraiensis