Arbutin and sucrose in the leaves of the resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolia
1991
Suau, R. | Cuevas, A. | Valpuesta, V. | Reid, M.S.
Forty-two per cent of the desiccated leaves of Myrothamnus flabellifolia was extracted in methanol, and contained two major components, sucrose (30%) and arbutin (65%). Its arbutin content can probably explain the purported medicinal properties of this plant. By analogy with other desiccation-tolerant organisms, sucrose and arbutin may be partially responsible for the extreme resistance of Myrothamnus to environmental stress.
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