New types of major anthocyanins detected in Japanese garden iris and its wild forms

The anthocyanins of 130 cultivars, 13 lines and 3 wild forms of Iris ensata were analyzed by HPLC, and these plants were classified into 16 types of m ajor anthocyanins. Among these types, 8 types such as petunidin 3RGac5G - d elphinidin 3RGac5G, delphinidin 3RGac5G - petunidin 3RGac5G, cyanidin 3RGac 5G - peonidin 3RGac5G, delphinidin 3RG - delphinidin 3RGac, petunidin 3RG5G - malvidin 3RG5G, malvidin 3RG5G - peonidin 3RG5G, peonidin 3RG5G - cyanid in 3RG5G and peonidin 3RG - cyanidin 3RG were obtained as new types. In the se new types, peonidin 3RG - cyanidin 3RG and peonidin 3RG5G - cyanidin 3RG 5G types were noteworthy because cyanidin 3RG and cyanidin 3RG5G are useful for the breeding of red flowers in I. ensata.