@article{PAR00009118, title = {{A} survey of mangiferin and hydroxycinnamic acid ester accumulation in coffee ({C}offea) leaves : biological implications and uses}, author = {{C}ampa, {C}laudine and {M}ondolot, {L}. and {R}akotondravao, {A}. and {B}idel, {L}. {P}. {R}. and {G}argadennec, {A}. and {C}outuron, {E}mmanuel and {L}a {F}isca, {P}. and {R}akotomalala, {J}. {J}. and {J}ay-{A}llemand, {C}. and {D}avis, {A}. {P}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he phenolic composition of {C}offea leaves has barely been studied, and therefore this study conducts the first detailed survey, focusing on mangiferin and hydroxycinnamic acid esters ({HCE}s). {U}sing {HPLC}, including a new technique allowing quantification of feruloylquinic acid together with mangiferin, and histochemical methods, mangiferin content and tissue localization were compared in leaves and fruits of {C}. pseudozanguebariae, {C}. arabica and {C}. canephora. {T}he {HCE} and mangiferin content of leaves was evaluated for 23 species native to {A}frica or {M}adagascar. {U}sing various statistical methods, data were assessed in relation to distribution, ecology, phylogeny and use. {S}even of the 23 species accumulated mangiferin in their leaves. {M}angiferin leaf-accumulating species also contain mangiferin in the fruits, but only in the outer (sporophytic) parts. {I}n both leaves and fruit, mangiferin accumulation decreases with ageing. {A} relationship between mangiferin accumulation and {UV} levels is posited, owing to localization with photosynthetic tissues, and systematic distribution in high altitude clades and species with high altitude representatives. {A}nalyses of mangiferin and {HCE} content showed that there are significant differences between species, and that samples can be grouped into species, with few exceptions. {T}hese data also provide independent support for various {C}offea lineages, as proposed by molecular phylogenetic analyses. {S}ampling of the hybrids {C}. arabica and {C}. heterocalyx cf. indicates that mangiferin and {HCE} accumulation may be under independent parental influence. {T}his survey of the phenolic composition in {C}offea leaves shows that mangiferin and {HCE} accumulation corresponds to lineage recognition and species delimitation, respectively. {K}nowledge of the spectrum of phenolic accumulation within species and populations could be of considerable significance for adaptation to specific environments. {T}he potential health benefits of coffee-leaf tea, and beverages and masticatory products made from the fleshy parts of {C}offea fruits, are supported by our phenolic quantification.}, keywords = {{A}rabica coffee ; {C}. arabica ; {C}. canephora ; chlorogenic acids ; {C}rop {W}ild ; {R}elatives ({CWR}s) ; coffee-leaf tea ; hybridization ; hydroxycinnamic acids ; mangiferin ; phenolic compounds ; phylogeny ; robusta coffee}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}nnals of {B}otany}, volume = {110}, numero = {3}, pages = {595--613}, ISSN = {0305-7364}, year = {2012}, DOI = {10.1093/aob/mcs119}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00009118}, }