Lotus tenuis Waldst. et Kit. (=Lotus glaber Mill.) é uma planta leguminosa muito difundida que cresce naturalmente em pastagens da Flooding Pampas, na Argentina. Uma das hipóteses para explicar a disseminação de L. tenuis nessa área, é a diferenciação de ecotipos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar os compostos flavonoides presentes em populações de L. tenuis que crescem em uma grande variedade de solos. Amostras de cinco populações que crescem em solos com diferentes características foram coletados, cultivados em estufas e comparados de acordo com seu perfil de flavonoides. Glicosídeos dos seguintes flavonoides foram detectados: quercetina, 7-metóxi-quercetina éter, kaempferol, 7-metóxi-kaempferol éter e isorhamnetina. Somente as mostras de solos salino-sódicos mostraram agliconas metiladas: 7-metóxi-kaempferol éter e 7-metóxi-quercetina éter. Os últimos compostos poderiam, portanto, ser considerados como a expressão de uma adaptação bioquímica e sugerem uma diferenciação em ecotipo. Mill.) is a widely spread leguminous plant which grows naturally in low grasslands of the Flooding Pampas of Argentina. One of the hypothesis to explain the succesful spread of L. tenuis in this area, is the ecotypes differentiation. The aim of this work was to investigate the flavonoid compounds present in L. tenuis plant populations which grow in a variety of soils. Individuals from five populations growing in soils having different characterisctics were collected, cultivated in a glasshouse and compared according to their flavonoid profile. Glycosides of the following flavonoids were detected: quercetin, quercetin 7-methyl ether, kaempferol, kaempferol 7-methyl ether and isorhamnetin. Only those samples from a saline-sodic lowland, showed methylated aglycones: kaempferol 7-methyl ether and quercetin 7-methyl ether. The latter compounds could therefore be considered the expression of a biochemical adaptation and suggest an ecotype differentiation. Lotus tenuis Waldst. et Kit. (=Lotus glaber
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