Table 1.
Substance | Approximate amount (mg/g dry weight) |
---|---|
Naphtodianthrones | |
Hypericin | 0.1-7a |
Pseudohypericin | 0.1-12a |
Localization | aDark glands in leaf and petal margin; stamens |
Acylphloroglucinols | |
Hyperforin | 0.3-150b |
Localization | bTranslucent glands in leaves, carpellar leaves and sepals |
Flavonoids | |
Hyperoside | 1-25c |
Rutin | 0-35c |
Localization | cFloral dehiscent leaves: sepals, stamens, petals. Likely accumulation in vacuoles. |
Biflavones | |
Amentoflavone | 0-1.8d |
Biapigenin | 0.3-10.2d |
Localization | dFloral deiscent leaves: sepals, stamens, petals. Likely accumulation in vacuoles. |
a,b,c,d: same letters indicate sites of maximum accumulation; amounts referred to reproductive parts.