Table II. Individual lignin components as quantified by DFRC from lignified cell wall preparations and reported as µmol g−1 ABSL.
ND, Not detected; trace, compound detected but the signal was too weak to quantify; ± = /SE.
| Order, Family, Species | H-OH/Ac | H-pCA | G-OH/Ac | G-pBA | G-pCA | G-FA | S-OH/Ac | S-pCA | S-pBA | S-FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poales | ||||||||||
| Restionaceae | ||||||||||
| Baloskion tetraphyllum | 7.3 ± 0.3 | ND | 537 ± 13 | ND | 1.58 ± 0.11 | trace | 670 ± 18 | 31 ± 2 | ND | 1.42 ± 0.16 |
| Elegia capensis | 1.3 ± 0.1 | ND | 286 ± 34 | ND | 0.59 ± 0.03 | 0.20 ± 0.01 | 894 ± 89 | 143 ± 13 | ND | 1.15 ± 0.01 |
| Cyperaceae | ||||||||||
| Cyperus papyrus | 0.28 ± 0.01 | ND | 4.3 ± 0.5 | ND | 0.22 ± 0.01 | ND | 0.45 ± 0.01 | 1.85 ± 0.01 | ND | trace |
| Juncaceae | ND | |||||||||
| Juncus inflexus | 4.6 ± 0.0 | ND | 13.2 ± 0.2 | ND | 0.07 ± 0.00 | ND | 23 ± 3 | 6.1 ± 0.2 | 0.06 ± 0.00 | |
| Typhaceae | ||||||||||
| Typha orientalis | 1.6 ± 0.0 | trace | 386 ± 10 | ND | 15.1 ± 0.7 | trace | 419 ± 3 | 39 ± 3 | ND | 0.10 ± 0.02 |
| Bromeliaceae | ||||||||||
| Ananas comosus | 0.21 ± 0.02 | ND | 10.1 ± 0.3 | ND | 0.36 ± 0.06 | ND | 26 ± 1 | 14 ± 2 | ND | 0.13 ± 0.01 |
| Zingiberales | ||||||||||
| Zingiberaceae | ||||||||||
| Hedychium gardnerianum | 0.13 ± 0.02 | ND | 39 ± 0 | ND | 0.10 ± 0.00 | ND | 61 ± 1 | 19 ± 1 | ND | trace |
| Strelitziaceae | ||||||||||
| Strelitzia reginae | 8.1 ± 0.2 | ND | 756 ± 43 | ND | 2.67 ± 0.03 | 0.06 ± 0.00 | 783 ± 27 | 66 ± 1 | ND | 0.22 ± 0.00 |
| Commelinales | ||||||||||
| Commelinaceae | ||||||||||
| Dichorisandra thyrsiflora | 0.66 ± 0.04 | trace | 217 ± 23 | ND | 0.82 ± 0.07 | ND | 229 ± 3 | 118 ± 4 | ND | 0.22 ± 0.01 |
| Arecales | ||||||||||
| Arecaceae | ||||||||||
| Phoenix canariensisa | 38.6 ± 1.1 | ND | 818 ± 81 | 59 ± 3 | 0.12 ± 0.02 | 0.03 ± 0.03 | 2,317 ± 77 | 11.5 ± 0.1 | 996 ± 17 | 0.25 ± 0.03 |
ML-BA and ML-VA also were detected in the DFRC analysis, predominantly as S-BA and S-VA. Their proportions are reported by Karlen et al. (2017).