Biology:Delphinium × cultorum

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Delphinium × cultorum
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Delphinium
Species:
D. × cultorum
Binomial name
Delphinium × cultorum
Voss

Delphinium × cultorum is a hybrid species in the genus Delphinium derived from D. elatum.

Violdelphin is an anthocyanin, a type of plant pigments, found in the blue flowers of D. × cultorum.[1] It also contains chromones and flavonol glycosides.[2]

References

  1. Structure of Violdelphin, an Anthocyanin from Violet Flower of Delphinium hybridum. Tadao Kondo, Kaori Oki, Kumi Yoshida and Toshio Goto, Chemistry Letters,1990, Vol. 19, No. 1, pages 137-138, doi:10.1246/cl.1990.1371)
  2. Chromone and flavonol glycosides from Delphinium hybridum cv. ‘‘Belladonna Casablanca’’. Hitoshi Yoshimitsu, Makiko Nishida, Fumio Hashimoto, Mika Tanaka, Yusuke Sakata, Masafumi Okawa and Toshihiro Nohara, J Nat Med, 2007, 61, pages 334–338, doi:10.1007/s11418-007-0142-y

Wikidata ☰ Q21161178 entry