Lespedeza bicolor

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Lespedeza bicolor Turcz.

Bicolor Lespedeza 

 

Geographical distribution Asia: China; India; Japan; Taiwan Europe: Great Britain 

Descriptors Herb, shrub; perennial; not climbing; not threatened 

Botanical sources I.W.S. (1992) ildis; R.M.P. (1993) 

Taxonomy Ohashi, H. & Tateishi, Y.
Uses Environmental

Carbohydrates

D-Pinitol (leaf [1]) 

 

Flavonoids

Isoorientin (unspecified parts [2]) 

Isoquercitrin (unspecified parts [2]) 

Kaempferol (unspecified parts [2]) 

Orientin (unspecified parts [2]) 

Quercetin (unspecified parts [2]) 

Trifolin (unspecified parts [2]) 

 

Amino acids and peptides 

Canavanine; (S)-form (seed [3], unspecified parts [4]) 

 

Alkaloids

Bufotenine (leaf, root bark [5]) 

N,N-Dimethyltryptamine N-oxide (root bark [5]) 

N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (leaf [5,6], root bark [5]) 

Lespedamine (leaf [5,6], root bark [5]) 

O-Methylbufotenine N-oxide (root bark [5]) 

O-Methylbufotenine (root bark [5]) 

 

Chemical citations
1. Plouvier, V. (1949) Compt. Rend. 228: 859-861
2. Glyzin, V.I. et al. (1970) Khim. Prir. Soedin. 6: 473-474; CA 74: 10347k
3. Tschiersch, B. (1961) Flora 150: 87-94
4. Bell, E.A. et al. (1978) Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 6: 201-212
5. Morimoto, H. and Matsumoto, N. (1966) Justus Liebigs Ann. Chem. 692: 194-199
6. Morimoto, H. and Oshio, H. (1965) Justus Liebigs Ann. Chem. 682: 212-218 

 

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Source: Phytochemical Dictionary of the Leguminosae (CRC Press, 1994: 396)