Blue mahoe

Many ortho- and para-quinones based on terpenoid structures are found in the Lamiaceae (Labiatae, the mint family) especially in the genus Salvia (4,19,20) (Fig. 6.3), the Malvaceae (Gossypium and Hibiscus), the Bombacaceae Bom-bax), Boraginaceae (Cordia, 21-25), the Asteraceae Cac-alia) (26, 27), as well as other families. The wood of the blue mahoe. Hibiscus elatus (Malvaceae), has a dark bluish... 

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