Phytochemistry of the Australian Rutaceae:: Boronia, Eriostemon and Phebalium species

The phytochemistry of Boronia, Eriostemon and Phebalium species, three members of the Australian Rutaceae (tribe Boronieae), is reviewed. Aspects of the chemistry, stereochemistry and biogenesis of the more unusual metabolites are discussed. More than 270 secondary metabolites identified in these species are listed, together with their sources, in Fig. 1 and the Appendix. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.