@article {13014, title = {Pigment composition of putatively achlorophyllous angiosperms}, journal = {Plant Syst Evol}, volume = {210}, year = {1998}, month = {1998///}, pages = {105 - 111}, abstract = {Chlorophyll and carotenoid pigment composition was determined for ten species of putatively achlorophyllous angiosperms using high-performance liquid chromatography. Four families were represented: Lennoaceae (Pholisma arenarium); Monotropaceae (Allotropa virgata, Monotropa uniflora, Pterospora andromedea, Sarcodes sanguinea); Orobanchaceae (Epifagus virginiana, Orobanche cooperi, O. uniflora); Orchidaceae (Cephalanthera austinae, Corallorhiza maculata). Chlorophyll a was detected in all tars, but chlorophyll b was only detected in Corallorhiza maculata. The relative amount of chlorophyll and chlorophyll-related pigments in these plants is greatly reduced compared to fully autotrophic angiosperms.}, keywords = {Angiospermae, Lennoaceae, Monotropaceae, Orchidaceae; Lennoaceae; Monotropaceae; Orobanchaceae; Orchidaceae; chlorophyll; carotenoid; pigment; high-performance liquid chromatography, Orobanchaceae}, author = {Cummings, Michael P. and Welschmeyer,N. A} }