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''Bituminaria bituminosa'', the Arabian pea or pitch trefoil, is a perennial Mediterranean herb species in the genus ''Bituminaria''. The pterocarpans bitucarpin A and B can be isolated from the aerial parts of ''B. bituminosa''.〔Pterocarpans from Bituminaria morisiana and Bituminaria bituminosa. Dedicated to the memory of Professor Jeffrey B. Harborne. Luisa Pistelli, Cecilia Noccioli, Giovanni Appendino, Federica Bianchi, Olov Sterner and Mauro Ballero, Phytochemistry, Volume 64, Issue 2, September 2003, Pages 595-598, 〕 It has several potential uses: (i) forage crop, (ii) Phytostabilization of heavy metal contaminated or degraded soils, (iii) Synthesis of furanocoumarins (psoralen, angelicin, xanthotoxin and bergapten), compounds of broad pharmaceutical interest. It is easily recognizable by the characteristic smell of bitumen from its leaves. This strong tar-like characteristic aroma appears to be the result of a combination of several substances such as phenolics, sulphurated compounds, sesquiterpenes and probably short-chain hydrocarbon. Total polyphenols content was < 2% and the condensed tannins was <0.8% in a dry weight basis. Image:Bituminaria bituminosa (Garafía) 01 ies.jpg File:Bituminaria bituminosa 1.jpg Image:Bituminaria bituminosa habitus.jpg Image:Bituminaria bituminosa.jpg File:Bituminaria bituminosa 2.jpg Image:Bituminaria bituminosa (Barlovento) 01.jpg Image:Bituminaria bituminosa (Barlovento) 02.jpg Image:Bituminaria bituminosa 3.JPG Image:Bituminaria bituminosa 4.JPG Image:Bituminaria bituminosa a.JPG Image:B. bituminosa fruto-2.JPG Image:B. bituminosa frutos-1.JPG ==See also== * List of native plants of Palestine (A-B) * Orto Botanico di Montemarcello near Ameglia, Province of La Spezia, Liguria, Italy 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bituminaria bituminosa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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