Table 1 in Alkaloid variation in New Zealand kōwhai, Sophora species

Table 1 Alkaloids previously reported from New Zealand Sophora. Sophora sp.Alkaloids *Plant Comments partReferencemicrophyllaNMC = M,> CSeedFirst report of NMC from Sophora, two other minor alkaloids not identified.Briggs and Ricketts (1937)tetrapteraM >> NMCSeedAlmost entirely M with a little NMC.Briggs and Taylor (1938)chathamicaM, NMC, SCSeedAim was to identify a Chatham Island Sophora species by alkaloids: inconclusive.Briggs and Russell (1942)fulvida (see Heenan, 2001)NMC> C> MSeedAim was to identify Anawhata Sophora species by alkaloids: inconclusive.Briggs and Mangan (1948)microphylla TetrapteraM ‘‘series’’ and C ‘‘series’’SeedTLC survey, chemotaxonomic division of 28 Sophora spp. proposed on C- versus M-type alkaloid abundance.Izaddoost (1975)microphyllaA, AN, B, C, DHL, D-H matrine, L, M, NMC, SCSeed Stem LeafMajor seed alkaloids = A, M, L Major stem alkaloids = M, C Major leaf alkaloids = M, D- H matrine, L, C, NMCHoeneisen et al. (1993)microphylla tetraptera ProstrataNMC, C, M, S- OH, AN, R, BSeedmicrophylla alkaloids> 10% = NMC, M, B tetraptera alkaloids> 10% = M prostrata alkaloids> 10% = C, MPeña and Cassels (1996) * Alkaloid identifiers: A = ammodendrine, AN = anagyrine, B = baptifoline, C = cytisine, DHL = dehydrolupanine, D-H matrine = dehydromatrine, L = lupanine, M = matrine, NMC = N -methyl cytisine, SC = sophochrysine, S-OH = sophoranol, R = rhombifoline.