HIGH-LEVELS OF MONOFLUOROACETATE IN DICHAPETALUM-BRAUNII

Monofluoroacetate occurs in young leaves and seeds of Dichapetalum bra unii Engl. & K. Krause from southeast Tanzania at concentrations of 72 00 and 8000 ppm, respectively, on a dry weight basis. This is the high est level so far reported from a plant source. The fluoride and monofl uoroacetate (MFA) concentrations in this species are compared with tho se of six other Dichapetalum spp. collected from the same locality in Tanzania, The seeds of D. braunii, unlike D. toxicarium, do not contai n any omega-fluorinated fatty acids.