Occurrence of flavonoids in different Lamiaceae taxa for a preliminary study on their evolution based on phytochemistry

Abstract In this work, the continuation of the study of the plant evolution based on phytochemistry was presented. Flavonoids were used to draw a Sporne evolution diagram of selected Lamiaceae taxa. From a phytochemical evolution standpoint, results showed similarities and differences with regard to the previous work on iridoids. In addition, analogies and diversities from the phylogenetic tree based on molecular and genetic data were evidenced. Findings suggest again the potentiality to further use phytochemical data for the evaluation of Lamiaceae evolution.