title: Diversity of furanoeremophilanes in major Ligularia species in the Hengduan Mountains.
abstract: The chemical and genetic diversity of Ligularia species in the Hengduan Mountains area of China is reviewed. A hypothesis that the production of furanoeremophilanes is ecologically advantageous is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Rikkyo University, Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan. chkkuroda@rikkyo.ac.jp
authors.forename: Chiaki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hanai
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagano
authors.forename: Motoo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tori
authors.forename: Xun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gong
mesh_terms: D019659:Asteraceae / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D002681:China; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005843:Geography; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D012717:Sesquiterpenes