The chemistry of the Euphorbiaceae. XIV. The flavones from a Beyeria sp

Australian Journal of Chemistry
1965.0

Abstract

In other articles we have described work on two new Beyeria spp, and we now present some observations on another undescribed Beyeria sp. This plant is also viscid but is a heathlike spreading shrub up to 50 cm high and is found on laterite patches in sand plain east of Lake King, Western Australia. The acidic fractions of the ether extract of the leaves and terminal branches consisted largely of flavonoid pigments. Separation of the pigment mixture afforded 5-hydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxyflavone (7,4'-dimethylapigenin3) (Ia) and 5,4'-dihydroxy-7-methoxyflavone (genkwanin4) (Ic), both of which have been described before, and a new pigment which has been shown to be 5,7-dihydroxy-3,8,4'-trimethoxyflavone (IIa).

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