CHEMOSYSTEMATICS OF HEPATICAE
1994 Volume 76 Pages 293-311
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1994 Volume 76 Pages 293-311
The chemosystematics of 28 families of Hepaticae is discussed. Takakia lepidozioides and T. ceratophylla could be included in Hepaticae because they produce sesquiterpenoids which are one of the most significant chemical markers of Hepaticae. Haplomitrium mnioides differs chemically from Takakia species. It biosynthesizes labdane diterpenoids. Balantiopsidaceae and Isotachidaceae might share a common ancestor. The occurrence of the common bis-bibenzyls in Aytoniaceae and Marchantiaceae suggests that both families have closer affinities.
