Bark |
Leaves |
Flowers |
Fruit |
Lacks Persistent Seed Bank
Height: <20 m, Age: <200 yr
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - June
(Earliest: 26.4)
Origin: Southeastern Europe
Protective Chemicals | |||||
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Monoterpenoids | Cineole | ||||
Sesquiterpenoids | Caryophyllene, Farnesene | ||||
Triterpenoids | Protoaescigenin, Saponins | ||||
Carotenoids | Aesculaxanthin, Citraurin, Lutein | ||||
Coumarins | Aesculin, Fraxin | ||||
Flavonoids | Epicatechin, Kaempferol, Quercetin, Tamarixetin | ||||
Other Phenolics | Benzaldehyde, Decanal, Methyl Salicylate,
Nonanal, Phenylethanol, Tannins |
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005 J.K. Lindsey
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