Plant family | % of isolated compounds | Remarkable compound classes (% composition) | Genera studied |
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Apocynaceae | 2.8 | Alkaloids (54.4%) | Holarrhena, Picralima, Tabernathe, Voacanga, Picralima, Rauvolfia and Plumeria |
Bignoniaceae | 3.1 | Quinones (26.3%) | Kigelia, Newbouldia, Spathodea and Stereospermum |
Compositae | 3.9 | Terpenoids (54.1%) | Chromoleana, Crassocephalum, Crepis, Echinops, Elephantopus, Eupatroium, Helichrysum, Microglossa, Senecio, Tithonia and Vernonia |
Euphorbiaceae | 4.4 | Terpenoids (68.5%) | Alchornea, Antidesma, Croton, Discoglypremna, Drypetes, Fontainea, Macaranga, Maesobotrya, Neoboutonia, Thecacoris and Uapaca |
Guttiferae | 10.1 | Xanthones (37.5%), Quinones (26.3%) | Allanblackia, Calophyllum, Endodesmia, Garcinia, Harungana, Hypericum, Pentadesma, Psorospermum, Symphonia and Vismia |
Leguminosae | 13.9 | Flavonoids (68.3%) | Cassia, Crotalaria, Eriosema, Erythrina, Guibourtia, Millettia, Tephrosia and Piptadenia |
Meliaceae | 4.5 | Terpenoids (74.4%) | Carapa, Entandrophragma, Leplaea, Pterorhachis, Synsepalum, Trichilia and Turraeanthus |
Moraceae | 10.6 | Flavonoids (39.7%) | Antiaris, Artocarpus, Dorstenia, Ficus, Melicia, Milicia, Morus, Treculia and Trilepisium |
Ochnaceae | 3.2 | Flavonoids (69.2%) | Campylospermum, Lophira, Ochna and Ouratea |
Rutaceae | 6.5 | Alkaloids (54.6%) | Afraegle, Araliopsis, Basalmocitrus, Citropsis, Clausena, Fagara, Oricia, Oriciopsis, Teclea, Vepris, and Zanthoxylum |
Sapotaceae | 3.1 | Terpenoids (43.2%) | Butyrospermum, Chrysophyllum, Donella, Gambeya and Mimusops |
Zingiberaceae | 3.4 | Terpenoids (70.1%) | Aframomum and Renealmia |