Table 1.
The occurrence of clerodane diterpenes in the plant kingdom and marine animals
| Division | Class | Family | Genus | Number of species |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnoliophyta (flowering plants) |
Dicotyledon | Lamiaceae |
Ajuga, Ballota, Elsholtzia, Glossocarya, Gomphostemma,
Kinostemon, Nepeta, Otostegia, Plectranthus, Salvia, Scutellaria, Teucrium |
81 |
| Verbenaceae→Lamiaceae | Callicarpa, Clerodendrum, Cornutia, Premna, Vitex | 7 | ||
| Euphorbiaceae | Aparisthmium, Cleidion, Croton, Macaranga | 27 | ||
| Compositae or Asteraceae |
Aster, Baccharis, Conyza, Haplopappus, Microglossa,
Nannoglottis, Pulicaria |
18 | ||
| Flacourtiaceae→Salicaceae | Casearia, Laetia, Zuelania | 16 | ||
| Menispermaceae | Burasaia, Fibraurea, Tinospora | 10 | ||
| Annonaceae | Polyalthia | 7 | ||
| Portulacaceae | Portulaca | 3 | ||
| Caesalpiniaceae | Detarium, Hymenaea | 2 | ||
| Meliaceae | Amoora | 2 | ||
| Araliaceae | Cussonia | 1 | ||
| Chrysobalanaceae | Licania | 1 | ||
| Combretaceae | Bucida | 1 | ||
| Loganiaceae→Stilbaceae | Nuxia | 1 | ||
| Mimosaceae | Entada | 1 | ||
| Rutaceae | Clausena | 1 | ||
| Monocotyledon | Dioscoreaceae | Dioscorea | 2 | |
| Alismataceae | Echinodorus | 1 | ||
| Hydrocharitaceae | Halophila | 1 | ||
| Pteridophyta (ferns) | Gleicheniaceae | Dicranopteris | 5 | |
| Marchantiophyta (liverworts) | Geocalycaceae | Heteroscyphus | 2 | |
| Jungermanniaceae | Jamesoniella | 2 | ||
| Scapaniaceae | Scapania | 2 | ||
| Adelanthaceae | Adelanthus | 1 | ||
| Lejeuneaceae | Thysananthus | 1 | ||
| Marine animals | Marine sponge | Agelas | 3 | |
| Marine mollusk | Syphonota | 1 | ||