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Callitris spp. (Cypress Pine): In Vivo and In Vitro Accumulation of Podophyllotoxin and Other Secondary Metabolites

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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants V

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Abstract

The name Callitris is derived from the Greek word kallistos, and means most beautiful (Dallimore and Jackson 1966). It was first named by Ventenat in 1808 (Adams and Simmons 1987), and is a relatively small genus that belongs to the division of Gymnospermae, order Coniferales, family Cupressaceae (Sporne 1969). Appreciable nomenclature complexities occur and therefore the reports on the number of Callitris species varies. Figures of 13, 14, 15, 16, and 20 species have been mentioned by several authors (Li 1953; Dallimore and Jackson 1966; Gadek and Quinn 1983; Krüssmann 1985; Adams and Simmons 1987; Evans 1989). In the Index Kewensis the names of 39 species are listed (Hooker and Jackson 1895).

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Van Uden, W., Pras, N. (1993). Callitris spp. (Cypress Pine): In Vivo and In Vitro Accumulation of Podophyllotoxin and Other Secondary Metabolites. In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants V. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 24. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58062-8_7

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