Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science Anthocyanins are a group within the flavonoid family of plant secondary metabolites that determine the color of flowers and organs and protect plants from reactive oxygen species produced under environmental stresses. Spatially and temporally distinct deposition of anthocyanin accumulation in tepals of lilies produces multicolor and various colour patterning, including bicolor splatter-type spots, raised spots, and blush marks spot. Such as the Asiatic hybrid lilies Tango Series cultivars, in which anthocyanins are specifically colored in the basal tepals (referred to as splatter-type spots) and have special ornamental value.

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