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Types of Unusual Fatty Acids and Which Plants Make Them
Category of Fatty Acid Structure Orders (main) Families Example species with high content Example fatty acid Content (wt%)                              Reference
Acetylenic Fabales Fabaceae Afzelia bipindensis 18:3-Δ-9c,12c,14a 36.0 Gunstone, F. D.; Hammonds, T. W.; Steward, S. R.; Corneliu.Ja, J of the Science of Food and Agriculture (1972). New Tropical Seed Oils .4. 23 53-60 . Component Acids of Leguminous and other Seed Oils including Useful Sources of Crepenynic and Dehydrocrepenynic Acid 
  Picramniales Picramniaceae Picramnia sow 18:1-Δ-6a 95.0 Steger, Alph.; van Loon, J. Recueil des Travaux Chimiques des Pays-Bas (2010). 47 471-476. The composition of Ivy seed oil 
  Santalales Olacaceae Onguekoa gore 18:3-Δ-9a,11a,17 51.4 De Vries, E. (1957).  Oleagineux  12 427-31. The oil of Ongokeagore 
    Opiliaceae Agonandra silvatica 8-OH-18:2-Δ-9a,11t 71.3 Aitzetmüller, Kurt (1998,1). Lipid - Fett  100 21-23. Agonandra seed oil – An excellent source of a truly multifunctional fatty acid
    Santalaceae Santalum album 18:2-Δ-9a,11t 84.0 Badami, R. C.; Patil, K. B. (1981). Progress in Lipid Research  19 119-153. Structure and occurrence of unusual fatty acids in minor seed oils 
    Ximeniaceae Ximenia americana 18:2-Δ-9a,11t 26.5 Linnaeus Rovesti, Paolo (1979). Rivista Italiana  LXI 190-193. Impiego cosmetologico dell'olio e dei fiori di Ximenia americana  
  Gentianales Rubiaceae Ixora chinensis 18:2-Δ-9c,12a 30.5 Minquan, H. (1990). Phytochemistry 29 1317-1319. AC18 conjugated tetraenoic acid from Ixora chinensis seed oil  
  Lamiales Lamiaceae Ballota cristata 18:1-Δ-6a 15.4 Tipirdamaz, R.; Guvenc, A. (2004) Chemistry of Natural Compounds 40 291-292. Seed Fatty Acids Composition of Ballota cristata  
  Asterales Asteraceae Picris comosa 18:2-Δ-9c,12a 49 White, G.A., Willingham, B.C., Skrdla, W.H. et al. (1971) Econ Bot  25: 22 Agronomic evaluation of prospective new crop species
Allenic Lamiales Lamiaceae Leucas helianthimifolia 18:2-Δ -5,6allene 45.7  Choudhary, Ashish Kumar; Sunojkumar, P.; Mishra, Girish Phytochemistry (2017) 143 72-80. Fatty acid profiling and multivariate analysis in the genus Leucas reveals its nutritional, pharmaceutical and chemotaxonomic significance
Conjugated Pinales Araucariaceae Araucaria angustifolia 18:3-Δ-9t,11t,13t 2.6 Bertoni, M. H.; Gomez, R. G.; Cattaneo, P. (1986). Anales De La Asociacion Quimica Argentina 74:415-419. Studies on Ripe Fruit Seeds from Species of Araucariacea 
  Malpighiales Chrysobalanaceae Parinari capensis 18:3-Δ-9t,11t,13t 6.4 Du Plessis, L. M.; Vladar, S. (1974). South African J of Science 70:183-184. Isolation and Identification of Alpha Eleostearic-Acid in the Kernels of Sand-Apple Parinari-capense and Mobola-Plum Parinari-curatellifolia 
    Euphorbiaceae Aleurites fordii 18:3-Δ-9t,11t,13t 11.3 Takagi, T.; Itabashi, Y. (1981). Lipids 16:546-551. Occurrence of mixtures of geometrical isomers of conjugated octadecatrienoic acids in some seed oils: Analysis by open-tubular gas liquid chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography 
    Rosaceae Prunus mahaleb 18:3-Δ-9t,11t,13t 5.2 Özgül-Yücel, S. (2005).J Am Oil Chem Soc 82:893-897. Determination of conjugated linolenic acid content of selected oil seeds grown in Turkey 
  Cucurbitales Cucurbitaceae Mormodica charantia 18:3-Δ-9t,11t,13t 7.9 Özgül-Yücel, S. (2005).J Am Oil Chem Soc 82:893-897. Determination of conjugated linolenic acid content of selected oil seeds grown in Turkey 
  Myrtales Lythraceae Punica granatum 18:3-Δ-9t,11t,13t 21.1 Özgül-Yücel, S. (2005).J Am Oil Chem Soc 82:893-897. Determination of conjugated linolenic acid content of selected oil seeds grown in Turkey 
  Lamiales Bignoniaceae Catalpa bignonioides 18:3-Δ-9t,11t,13t 8.5 Özgül-Yücel, S. (2005).J Am Oil Chem Soc 82:893-897. Determination of conjugated linolenic acid content of selected oil seeds grown in Turkey 
Mono-hydroxy Magnoliales Annonaceae Annona squamosa 9-OH-18:1-Δ-12c 9.8 Ansari, M. H.; Afaque, S.; Ahmad, M. (1985). J Am Oil Chem Soc 62:1514. Isoricinoleic acid in Annona squamosa seed oil 
  Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis 12-OH-18:1-Δ-9c 94.5 Röbbelen, G. (1987). Fett Wissenschaft Technologie/Fat Science Technology 89:563. Development of New Industrial Oil Crops 
    Linaceae Linum mucronatum 12-OH-18:1-Δ-9c 15.0 Payne-Wahl, K.; Plattner, R. D.; Spencer, G. F.; Kleiman, R. (1979). Lipids 14:601-605. Separation of tetra-, penta-, and hexaacyl triglycerides by high performance liquid chromatography 
    Salicaceae Poliothyrsis sinensis 12-OH-18:1-Δ-9c 31.2 Li, Changsheng; Cheng, Xiaojun; Jia, Qingli; Song, Huan; Liu, Xiangling; Wang, Kai; Zhao, Cuizhu; Zhang, Yansheng; Ohlrogge, John; Zhang, Meng (2017). Frontiers in Plant Science 8. Investigation of Plant Species with Identified Seed Oil Fatty Acids in Chinese Literature and Analysis of Five Unsurveyed Chinese Endemic Species 
  Fabales Fabaceae Cassia absus 12-OH-18:1-Δ-9c 9.8 Gupta; R. et al. (1954). Research bulletin of the Panjab University. Science. 48:63. Chemical Examination of the Oil from the Seeds of Cassia absus Linn. 
    Polygalaceae Monnina emarginata S-13-OH-18:2-Δ-9c,11t 30.0 Badami, R. C.; Patil, K. B. (1981). Progress in Lipid Research 19:119-153. Structure and occurrence of unusual fatty acids in minor seed oils 
  Rosales Moraceae Artocarpus integrifolius 12-OH-18:1-Δ-9c 7.2 Daulatabad, C. D.; Mirajkar, A. M. (1989). J of the American Oil Chemists Society 66:1631-1631. Ricinoleic acid in Artocarpus integrifolia seed oil 
  Cucurbitales Coriariaceae Coriaria myrtifolia S-13-OH-18:2-Δ-9c,11t 70.0 Sereck-Hanssen, K.S. (1967). Acta Chemica Scandinavica 21(1):301.A Group of Unusual Seed Oils 
  Myrtales Combretaceae Anogeissus latifolia 12-OH-18:1-Δ-9c 26.6 Hosamani, K. M. (1994). J of the Oil Technologists' Association of India 26:69-72. Anogiessus latifolia seed oil: co-occurrence of 12-hydroxyoctadec- cis-9-enoic acid, 7-(2-octacyclopropen-1-yl) heptanoic acid and 8-(2-octacyclopropen-1-yl) octanoic acid 
  Sapindales Rutaceae Aegle marmelos 12-OH-18:1-Δ-9c 12.5 Katagi, Kariyappa S.; Munnolli, Ravindra S.; Hosamani, Kallappa M. (2011). Applied Energy 88:1797-1802. Unique occurrence of unusual fatty acid in the seed oil of Aegle marmelos Corre: Screening the rich source of seed oil for bio-energy production
  Malvales Malvaceae Althaea rosea 12-OH-18:1-Δ-9c 61.7 Daulatabad, C. D.; Jamkhandi, A. M (2000). J of the Oil Technologists' Association of India 32:8-9. Althaea rosea seed oil - a rich source of ricinoleic acid
  Brassicales Brassicaceae Lesquerella pallida R-14-OH-20:1-Δ-11c 84.6 Jenderek, M.M.; Dierig, D.A.; Isbell, T.A. (2009). Industrial Crops and Products 29:154-164. Fatty-acid profile of Lesquerella germplasm in the National Plant Germplasm System collection 
    Salvadoraceae Azima tetracantha 12-OH-18:1-Δ-9c 9.8 Daulatabad, C. D.; Desai, V. A.; Hosamani, K. M.; Jamkhandi, A. M. (1991). J of the American Oil Chemists Society 68:978-979. Novel fatty acids in azima tetracantha seed oil 
  Santalales Opiliaceae Agonandra brasiliensis 12-OH-18:1-Δ-9c 45.0 Gurgel, L. de Amorim, T. F. (1929). Mem. Inst. Chim. Rio de Janeiro 2:31. Not found 
  Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae Alternanthera triandra 12-OH-18:1-Δ-9c 22.1 Hosamani, K. M.; Ganjihal, S. S.; Chavadi, D. V. (2004). Industrial Crops and Products 19:133-136. Alternanthera triandra seed oil: A moderate source of ricinoleic acid and its possible industrial utilisation 
  Gentianales Apocynaceae Strophanthus hispidus 9-OH-18:1-Δ-12c 15.0 Gunstone, F. D.; Morris, L. J.  (1959). J of the Science of Food and Agriculture 10:522-6. Vegetable oils. VII. Strophanthus seed oils 
    Rubiaceae Morinda citrifolia 12-OH-18:1-Δ-9c 6.8 Daulatabad, C. D.; Mulla, G. M.; Mirajkar, A. M.  (1989). J of the Oil Technologists' Association of India 21:26-27. Ricinoleic acid in Morinda citrifolia seed oil 
  Solanales Convolvulaceae Argyreia cuneata 12-OH-18:1-Δ-9c 10.0 Daulatabad Chirag Mahmood, Jehan D. et al. (1987). Chem. and Ind. (London) 19:695-696.Unusual fatty acids in Argyreia cuneata seed oil 
    Solanaceae Brunfelsia americana 12-OH-18:1-Δ-9c 5.0 Daulatabad, C. D.; Hosamani, K. M. (1991). J Am Oil Chem Soc 68:520-521. Vernolic acid in tabebuia argentia seed oil: A moderate source of oil 
  Lamiales Lamiaceae Salvia nilotica 2-OH-18:3-Δ-9c,12c,15c 5.6 Bohannon, M. B.; Kleiman, R. (1975). Lipids 10:703-706. Unsaturated C18 α-hydroxy acids in Salvia nilotica 
    Plantaginaceae Plantago ovata 9-OH-18:1-Δ-12c 15.5 Jamal, S.; Ahmad, I.; Agarwal, R.; Ahmad, M.; Osman, S. M. (1987). Phytochemistry 26:3067-3069. A novel oxo fatty acid in Plantago ovata seed oil 
  Asterales Asteraceae Dimorphotheca sinuata 9-OH-18:2-Δ-10t,12t 66.5 Binder, R. G.; Applewhite, T. H.; Diamond, M. J.; Goldblatt, L. A. (1964). J Am Oil Chem Soc 41:108-111. Chromatographic analysis of seed oils. II. fatty acid composition of dimorphotheca oil
Di-hydroxy Fabales Fabaceae Mucuna pruriens 12,13-di-OH-18:1-Δ-9c 1.3 Ahmad, M. U.; Husain, S. K.; Osman, S. M. (1978). J of the Science of Food and Agriculture 29:372-376. Characterization and Measurement of HBR-Reacting Acids in Mucuna-pruriens and Urena-lobata Seed Oils 
  Brassicales Brassicaceae Cardamine impatiens 13,14-di-OH-22:0 16.5 Mikolajczak, K. L.; Smith, C. R., Jr.; Wolff, I. A. (1965). J of the American Oil Chemists Society 42:939-941. Dihydroxy fatty acids in Cardamine impatiens seed oil 
Tri-hydroxy Asterales Asteraceae Chamaepeuce afra 9,10,18-tri-OH-18:0 14.0 Mikolajczak, K.L.; Smith, C.R. (1968). Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism 152:244-254. Penta-acid triglycerides of Chamaepeuce afra seed oil 
Epoxy Pinales Cupressaceae Juniperus oxycedrus 9,10-O-18:0 4.2 Lotti, G.; Paradossi, C.; Marchini, F. (1985). Rivista della Societa Italiana di Scienza dell'Alimentazione 14:263-270. Analytical characterization of new seed oils 
  Piperales Piperaceae Piper nigrum 12,13-O-18:1-Δ-9c 7.7 Daulatabad, C. D.; Mulla, G. M.; Mirajkar, A. M. (1995). Lipid / Fett 97:453-454. Vernolic and Cyclopropenoic Fatty Acids in Piper nigrum Seed Oil 
  Laurales Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus 12,13-O-18:1-Δ-9c 3.3 Unpublished results MRI (1997)
  Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae Bernardia pulchella 12,13-O-18:1-Δ-9c 91.0 Spitzer, V.; Aitzetmuller, K.; Vosmann, K. (1996). J of the American Oil Chemists Society 73:1733-1735. The seed oil of Bernardia pulchella (Euphorbiaceae) - A rich source of vernolic acid 
  Fabales Fabaceae Cassia siamea 12,13-O-18:1-Δ-9c 14.0 Daulatabad, C. D.; Hosamani, K. M.; Mirajkar, A. M. (1988). J Am Oil Chem Soc 65:952-953. Cassia siamea seed oil: A minor source of vernolic and cyclopropenoid fatty acids 
  Geraniales Geraniaceae Geranium sanguineum 12,13-O-18:1-Δ-9c 8.4 Aitzetmueller, K. Tsevegsueren, N. (1997). Unpublished. unpublished results 
  Myrtales Lythraceae Lagerstroemia thomsonii 12,13-O-18:1-Δ-9c 7.3 Daulatabad, C. D.; Mulla, G. M.; Mirajkar, A. M. (1991). J of the Oil Technologists' Association of India 23:53-54. Vernolic acids from Lagerstroemia thomsonii and Bauhinia tomentosa seed oils
    Myrtaceae Syzygium cumini 12,13-O-18:1-Δ-9c 3.0 Daulatabad, Cmjd; Mirajkar, A. M.; Hosamani, K. M.; Mulla, G. M. M. (1988). J of the Science of Food and Agriculture 43:91-94. Epoxy and Cyclopropenoid Fatty-Acids in Syzygium-cuminii Seed Oil 
  Malvales Malvaceae Bombax costatum 12,13-O-18:1-Δ-9c 13.0 Ogbobe, O.; Ezeukwu, A. O.; Ozoh, N. G. (1996). Rivista Italiana delle Sostanze Grasse 73:271-272. Physico-chemical properties of seed and fatty acid composition of Bombax costatum seed oil
  Santalales Santalaceae Exocarpos cupressiformis 9,12-O-18:2-Δ-9,11 11.0 Badami, R. C.; Patil, K. B. (1981). Progress in Lipid Research 19:119-153. Structure and occurrence of unusual fatty acids in minor seed oils 
  Solanales Convolvulaceae Rivea ornata 12,13-O-18:1-Δ-9c 22.0 Hosamani, K. M.; Sattigeri, R. M. (2000). Industrial Crops and Products 12:93-96. Industrial utilization of Rivea ornata seed oil: A moderate source of vernolic acid
  Lamiales Bignoniaceae Crescentia alata 12,13-O-18:1-Δ-9c 68.0 Van Séveren, M. L. (1960). J Am Oil Chem Soc 37:402-406. Morro seed oil 
    Lamiaceae Leonurus sibiricus 12,13-O-18:1-Δ-9c 13.0 Mukarram, M.; Ahmad, M. (1983). J of the Oil Technologists' Association of India (Mumbai, India) 15:14-15. Leonurus sibiricus oil: a new and rich source of epoxy and palmitoleic acids 
  Asterales Asteraceae Vernonia lasiopus 12,13-O-18:1-Δ-9c 81.3 Perdue, R. E.; Carlson, K. D.; Gilbert, M. G. (1986). Economic Botany 40:54-68. Vernonia galamensis, Potential new crop source of epoxy acid 
  Dipsacales Caprifoliaceae Cephalaria leucantha 12,13-O-18:1-Δ-9c 27.0 Tallent, W. H.; Cope, D. G.; Hagemann, J. W.; Earle, F. R.; Wolff, I. A. (1966). Lipids 1:335-340. Identification and distribution of epoxyacyl groups in new, natural epoxy oils 
Oxo-keto Malpighiales Chrysobalanaceae Licania rigida 4-O=18:3-Δ-9c,11t,13t 78.0 Entsauerung Liebing, H. Lau, J. (1971) Seifen-Oele-Fette-Wachse 97:387. Der Schleppdampf-(Einblasedampf-) Verbrauch bei der ein- und zweistufigen destillativen 
  Fabales Fabaceae Wagatea spicata 9-O=18:1-Δ-12c 30.1 Daulatabad, C. D.; Bhat, G. G. (2002). J of the Oil Technologists' Association of India 34:11-12. A rich source of keto fatty acid in Leguminosae seed oils
  Sapindales Meliaceae Amoora rohituka 7-O=18:1-Δ-11c 6.3 Daulatabad, C. D.; Jamkhandi, Smt A. M. (1997). Phytochemistry 46:155-156. A keto fatty acid from Amoora rohituka seed oil 
  Brassicales Tropaleoaceae Tropaeolum majus 9-O=18:1-Δ-12c 38.2 Daulatabad, C.D.; Jamkhandi, A.M. (2000). J of the Oil Technologists' Association of India 32:59-60. 9-keto-octadec-cis-12-enoic acid from Tropaeolm majus seed oil
  Gentianales Rubiaceae Gardenia lucida 7-O=18:1-Δ-11c 27.2 Mahmood, C.; Daulatabad, J. D.; Mohaddin M. Mulla, G.; Mirajkar, A. M.; Hosamani, K. M. (1991). Phytochemistry 30:2399-2400. 7-keto-octadec-cis-11-enoic acid from Gardenia lucida seed oil 
  Lamiales Bignoniaceae Cuspidaria pterocarpa 17-O=26:1-Δ-20c 13.4 Smith Jr, C. R. (1966). Lipids 1:268-273. Keto fatty acids form Cuspidaria pterocarpa seed oil 
    Plantaginaceae Plantago psyllium 9-O=18:1-Δ-12c 5.6 Smith, Mark A.; Zhang, Haixia; Purves, Randy W. (2014). J Am Oil Chem Soc 91:1313-1322. Identification and Distribution of Oxygenated Fatty Acids in Plantago Seed Lipids 
Cyclopropane Cycadales Zamiaceae Macrozamia communis 9,10-cpa-19:0 1.3 Vickery, J. R.; Whitfield, F. B.; Ford, G. L.; Kennett, B. H. (1984). J Am Oil Chem Soc 61:573-575. The fatty acid composition of gymnospermae seed and leaf oils 
  Gnetales Gnetaceae Gnetum gnemon 9,10-cpa-19:0 6.1 Berry, S. K. (1980). J of the Science of Food and Agriculture 31:657-662. Cyclopropene Fatty-Acids in Gnetum-gnemon (L) Seeds and Leaves 
  Pinales Cupressaceae Callitris oblonga 9,10-cpa-19:0 2.1 Vickery, J. R.; Whitfield, F. B.; Ford, G. L.; Kennett, B. H. (1984). J Am Oil Chem Soc 61:573-575. The fatty acid composition of gymnospermae seed and leaf oils 
  Oxalidales Connaraceae Byrsocarpus coccineus 8,9-cpa-18:0 13.0 Spencer, G. F.; Payne-Wahl, K.; Plattner, R. D.; Kleiman, R. (1979). Lipids 14:72-74. Lactobacillic and methyl-branched olefinic acids in Byrsocarpus coccineus seed oil 
  Sapindales Anacardiaceae Melanorrhoea pubescens 9,10-cpa-19:0 1.9 Vickery, J. R. (1980). J Am Oil Chem Soc 57:87-91. The fatty acid composition of seed oils from ten plant families with particular reference to cyclopropene and dihydrosterculic acids 
    Burseraceae Garuga floribunda 9,10-cpa-19:0 1.5 Knothe, Gerhard; Razon, Luis F.; Madulid, Domingo A.; Agoo, Esperanza Maribel G.; de Castro, Maria Ellenita G. (2017). J Am Oil Chem Soc 94:333-338. Fatty Acid Profiles of Garuga floribunda, Ipomoea pes-caprae, Melanolepis multiglandulosa and Premna odorata Seed Oils
    Sapindaceae Litchi chinensis 9,10-cpa-19:0 41.0 Litchi sinensis Seed Oil: A Source of Dihydrosterculic Acid and cis-9,10-Methylenehexadecanoic Acid MARCEL S. F. LIE KEN JIE and M. F. CHA J of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications (1977) ? 78
Cyclopropene Cycadales Zamiaceae Macrozamia communis 8,9-cpe-18:1 10.7 Vickery, J. R. Whitfield, F. B. Ford, G. L. Kennett, B. H. (1984). J Am Oil Chem Soc 3:61. The Fatty Acid Composition of Gymnospermae Seed and Leaf Oils of Gymnospermae Seed and Leaf Oils 
  Gnetales Gnetaceae Gnetum gnemon 8,9-cpe-18:1 38.6 Berry, S. K. (1980). J of the Science of Food and Agriculture 31:657-662. Cyclopropene Fatty-Acids in Gnetum-gnemon (L) Seeds and Leaves 
    Welwitschiaceae Welwitschia mirabilis 8,9-cpe-18:1 5.6 Aitzetmuller, K.; Vosmann, K. (1998). J of the American Oil Chemists Society 75:1761-1765. Cyclopropenoic fatty acids in gymnosperms: The seed oil of Welwitschia 
  Pinales Cupressaceae Callitris rhomboidea 9,10-cpe-19:1 12.3 Vickery, J. R.; Whitfield, F. B.; Ford, G. L.; Kennett, B. H. (1984). J Am Oil Chem Soc 61:573-575. The fatty acid composition of gymnospermae seed and leaf oils 
  Piperales Piperaceae Piper nigrum 8,9-cpe-18:1 6.3 Daulatabad, C. D.; Mulla, G. M.; Mirajkar, A. M. (1995). Lipid / Fett 97:453-454. Vernolic and Cyclopropenoic Fatty Acids in Piper nigrum Seed Oil 
  Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae Mabea montana 8,9-cpe-18:1 12.1 Bohannon, M. B.; Kleiman, R. (1978). Lipids 13:270-273. Cyclopropene fatty acids of selected seed oils from bombacaceae, malvaceae, and sterculiaceae 
  Fabales Fabaceae Indigofera glabra 9,10-cpe-19:1 9.6 Daulatabad, C. D.; Mirajkar, A. M.; Mulla, G. M. (1988). J of the Oil Technologists' Association of India 20:46-47. Fatty acid composition of three Leguminosae seed oils 
  Myrtales Combretaceae Anogeissus latifolia 8,9-cpe-18:1 4.9 Hosamani, K. M. (1994). J of the Oil Technologists' Association of India 26:69-72. Anogiessus latifolia seed oil: co-occurrence of 12-hydroxyoctadec- cis-9-enoic acid, 7-(2-octacyclopropen-1-yl) heptanoic acid and 8-(2-octacyclopropen-1-yl) octanoic acid 
    Myrtaceae Syzygium cumini 9,10-cpe-19:1 1.8 Daulatabad, Cmjd; Mirajkar, A. M.; Hosamani, K. M.; Mulla, G. M. M. (1988). J of the Science of Food and Agriculture 43:91-94. Epoxy and Cyclopropenoid Fatty-Acids in Syzygium-cuminii Seed Oil 
  Sapindales Sapindaceae Koelreuteria elegans 9,10-cpe-19:1 5.8 Badami, R. C.; Patil, K. B. (1981). Progress in Lipid Research 19:119-153. Structure and occurrence of unusual fatty acids in minor seed oils 
  Malvales Malvaceae Adansonia gregorii 8,9-cpe-18:1 82.2 Ralaimanarivo, A.; Bianchini, J. P.; Gaydou, E. M. (1983). Rivista Italiana delle Sostanze Grasse 60:747-751. Fatty acid and sterol compositions of seed oil from the Australian baobab: Adansonia gregorii
    Thymelaeaceae Pimelea linifolia 9,10-cpe-19:1 13.9 Badami, R. C.; Patil, K. B. (1981). Progress in Lipid Research 19:119-153. Structure and occurrence of unusual fatty acids in minor seed oils 
  Brassicales Salvadoraceae Azima tetracantha 9,10-cpe-19:1 5.6 Daulatabad, C. D.; Desai, V. A.; Hosamani, K. M.; Jamkhandi, A. M. (1991). J of the American Oil Chemists Society 68:978-979. Novel fatty acids in azima tetracantha seed oil 
  Caryophyllales Plumbaginaceae Plumbago zeylanica 9,10-cpe-19:1 6.0 Daulatabad Chirag Mahmood, Jehan D. et al. (1987). Chem. and Ind. (London) 4:126-127. Cycloprepenoid fatty acids in the Plumbaginaceae plant family 
  Ericales Primulaceae Maesa montana 8,9-cpe-18:1 12.1 Sebedio, J. L.; Grandgirard, A. (1989). Progress in Lipid Research 28:303-336. Cyclic fatty acids: Natural sources, formation durin heat treatment, synthesis and biological properties 
  Solanales Convolvulaceae Argyreia cuneata 8,9-cpe-18:1 2.4 Daulatabad Chirag Mahmood, Jehan D. et al. (1987). Chem. and Ind. (London) 19:695-696. Unusual fatty acids in Argyreia cuneata seed oil 
  Lamiales Lamiaceae Plectranthus mollis 9,10-cpe-19:1 3.2 Daulatabad, C.D. et al. (1988). Abstr. Nr. 39 In: J. Oil Technol. Assoc. India 20:128. Vernolic and Cyclopropenoid Fatty Acids in Plectranthus mollis Syn. Plenctranthus incanus, Link, Seed Oil: A Rich Source of Oil 
  Asterales Asteraceae Kuhnia glutinosa 8,9-cpe-18:1 3.3 Earle, F. R.; Glass, C. A.; Geisinger, G. C.; Wolff, I. A.; Jones, Q. (1960). J of the American Oil Chemists’ Society 37:440-447. Search for new industrial oils. IV 
Cyclopentene Arecales Arecaceae Oncosperma horridum 18:2cy 14.8 Idiemopute, F. (1979). J of the American Oil Chemists Society 56:528-530. Seed Lipids of the Palm Family 
  Malpighiales Achariaceae Caloncoba welwitschii 18:1cy 75.0 Sengupta, A.; Gupta, J. K.; Dutta, J.; Ghosh, A. (1973). J of the Science of Food and Agriculture 24:669-674. Component Fatty-Acids of Chaulmoogra Oil 
    Salicaceae Oncoba echinata 18:1cy 75.2 Cole, H. I.; Cardoso, H. T. (1938). J of the American Chemical Society 60:614-617. Analysis of chatilmoogra oils I Carpotroche brasiliensis (Sapucainha) oil 
  Fabales Fabaceae Onobrychis saxatilis 18:2cy 14.8 Viano, J.; Masotti, V.; Gaydou, E. M.; Bourreil, P. J. L.; Ghiglione, C.; Giraud, M. (1995). J of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 43:680-683. Compositional Characteristics of 10 Wild Plant Legumes from Mediterranean French Pastures 
  Asterales Asteraceae Onopordum acanthium 18:2cy 14.8 Ul'Chenko, N. T.; Gigienova, E. I.; Abdullaev, U. A.; Umarov, A. U. (1979). Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii None:612-615. The Nonglyceride Complex of Onopordum-acanthium Seed Oil 
Phenyl Alismatales Araceae Dracunculus vulgaris 13-Phenyltridecanoic acid 10.0 Řezanka, Tomáš; Schreiberová, Olga; Čejková, Alena; Sigler, Karel (2011). Phytochemistry 72:1914-1926. The genus Dracunculus – A source of triacylglycerols containing odd-numbered ω-phenyl fatty acids 
Fluoro Malpighiales Dichapetalaceae Dichapetalum toxicarium 9-Octadecenoic acid, 18-fluoro-, (Z)- 20.0 Peters, R. A.; Hall, R. J. (1960). J of the Science of Food and Agriculture 11:608-12. The toxicity to rabbits and some other animals of the fluorofatty acid present in the seeds of Dichapetalum toxicarium 
Branched Nymphaeales Nymphaeaceae Nuphar lutea ai-17:0 1.1 Unpublished results MRI Bundesforschungsanstalt Muenster (1998)
  Proteales Proteaceae Grevillea robusta i-15:0 5.1 Vickery, J. R. (1971). Phytochemistry 10:123-130. The fatty acid composition of the seed oils of proteaceae: A chemotaxonomic study 
  Zygophallales Zygophallaceae Balanites aegyptiacus i-15:0 10.7 Abdel-Rahim; E.A. El-Sadany, S.S. et al. (1986). Grasas y Aceites 37:81. Chemical and Physical Studies on Balanites aegyptiaca Oil 
    Polygonaceae Polygonum tinctorium ai-17:0 3.4 Unpublished results MRI (1997)
  Ericales Ericaceae Rhododendron luteum i-18:0 3.0 Carballeira, Néstor M.; Cartagena, Michelle; Tasdemir, Deniz (2008). J Am Oil Chem Soc 85:605-611. Fatty Acid Composition of Turkish Rhododendron Species
C8-C12 Cycadales Cycadaceae Cycas revoluta  10:0 13.4 Lotti, G.; Paradossi, C.; Marchini, F. (1985). Rivista della Societa Italiana di Scienza dell'Alimentazione 14:263-270. Analytical characterization of new seed oils 
  Gnetales Welwitschiaceae Welwitschia mirabilis  12:0 4.0 Daulatabad, C. D.; Hiremath, S. C.; Ankalgi, R. F. (1985). Fette Seifen Anstrichmittel 87:171-172. Component Fatty-Acids of Welwitschia-mirabilis, Hook, F-Seed Oil 
  Pinales Cupressaceae Sequoia sempervirens  12:0 11.0 Mongrand, Sébastien; Badoc, Alain; Patouille, Brigitte; Lacomblez, Chantal; Chavent, Marie; Cassagne, Claude; Bessoule, Jean-Jacques (2001). Phytochemistry 58:101-115. Taxonomy of gymnospermae: multivariate analyses of leaf fatty acid composition 
  Nymphaeales Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea stellata  12:0 4.3 Sherwani, M. R. K.; Mukarram, M.; Ahmad, I.; Osman, S. M. (1983). J of the Oil Technologists' Association of India (Mumbai, India) 15:4-5. Chemical investigation on Nymphaea stellata seed oil 
  Piperales Piperaceae Piper nigrum  10:0 4.1 Daulatabad, C. D.; Mulla, G. M.; Mirajkar, A. M. (1995). Lipid / Fett 97:453-454. Vernolic and Cyclopropenoic Fatty Acids in Piper nigrum Seed Oil 
  Laurales Lauraceae Litsea sebifera  12:0 96.3 Banerji, R.; Chowdhury, A. R.; Misra, G.; Nigam, S. K. (1984). Fette Seifen Anstrichmittel 86:279-284. Butter from Plants 
  Magnoliales Annonaceae Annona muricata  8:0 76.0 Joy, B.; Gopi, T.V.; Sobhana, D. (2006). Asian J of Chemistry 18:1125-1128. Chemical Characterization and Pharmacological Screening of Some Annona Seed Oils 
  Asparagales Amaryllidaceae Allium cepa  12:0 7.9 Batra, A.; Porwal, M.; Bokadia, M. M.; Mehta, B. K. (1986). Grasas Y Aceites 37:42-43. Reinvestigation of Allium-cepa Seed Oil 
  Arecales Arecaceae Arecastrum romanzoffianum  12:0 58.1 Idiemopute, F. (1979). J of the American Oil Chemists Society 56:528-530. Seed Lipids of the Palm Family 
  Poales Poaceae Saccharum officinarum  12:0 4.0 Liebing, H. Lau, J. (1971). Seifen-Oele-Fette-Wachse 97:387. Der Schleppdampf-(Einblasedampf-) Verbrauch bei der ein- und zweistufigen destillativen Entsauerung
  Zingiberales Zingiberaceae Hedychium spicatum  12:0 7.0 Bhatia, Sumita; Tiwari, U.K.; Dhar, D.N. (1995). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India, Section A: Physical Sciences 65:143-6. Phytochemical investigation of the petroleum ether extractive of Hedychium spicatum rhizomes 
  Ranunculales Papaveraceae Papaver somniferum  12:0 6.4 Krishna Reddy, M. M.; Jayshankar, G.; Sashidhar, R. B.; Varshney, K. M.; Sarin, R. K. (2005). LC/GC Europe October None. Evaluation of Fatty Acids as Biochemical Markers for Source Identification of Indian Opium 
  Dilleniales Dilleniaceae Dillenia indica  12:0 8.0 Gunstone, F. D.; Hammonds, T. W.; Steward, S. R.; Corneliu.Ja (1972). J of the Science of Food and Agriculture 23:53-60. New Tropical Seed Oils .4. Component Acids of Leguminous and other Seed Oils including Useful Sources of Crepenynic and Dehydrocrepenynic Acid 
  Zygophallales Zygophallaceae Balanites aegyptiaca  12:0 14.0 Abdel-Rahim; E.A. El-Sadany, S.S. et al. (1986). Grasas y Aceites 37:81. Chemical and Physical Studies on Balanites aegyptiaca Oil 
  Malpighiales Irvingiaceae Irvingia gabonensis  12:0 58.6 Banerji, R.; Chowdhury, A. R.; Misra, G.; Nigam, S. K. (1984). Fette Seifen Anstrichmittel 86:279-284. Butter from Plants 
  Fabales Fabaceae Canavalia ensiformis  12:0 47.7 Bamiro, FO; Tairu, AO; Oderinde, RA (1994). Rivista Italiana delle Sostanze Grasse 71:421-424. The nutritive value of nigerian jack beans (Canavalia ensiformis) 
  Rosales Ulmaceae Zelkova serrata  10:0 76.5 Ihara, S.; Tanaka, T. (1978). J Am Oil Chem Soc 55:471-472. Fatty acid compositions of the oils of celtis sinensis var. japonica and zelkova serrata 
  Cucurbitales Cucurbitaceae Momordica charantia  10:0 6.6 Dave, G. R.; Patel, R. M.; Patel, R. J. (1985). Fette Seifen Anstrichmittel 87:326-327. Characteristics and Composition of Seeds and Oil of Wild Variety of Momardica-charantia L from Gujarat, India 
  Fagales Fagaceae Quercus incana  12:0 3.3 Ahmad, R.; Ahmad, I.; Mannan, A.; Ahmad, F.; Osman, S. M. (1986). Fette Seifen Anstrichmittel 88:147-148. Studies on Minor Seed Oils .11 
  Myrtales Lythraceae Cuphea pulcherrima  8:0 94.4 Graham, S. A.; Kleiman, R. (1992). Industrial Crops and Products 1:31-34. Composition of seed oils in some Latin American Cuphea (Lythraceae) 
  Sapindales Rutaceae Luvunga scandens  12:0 72.2 Mishra, P. et al. (1987). Seifen, Oele, Fette, Wachse 113:84-85. Studies on the Seed Fat of Luvanga scandens 
  Malvales Malvaceae Theobroma cacao  10:0 13.0 Elsaied, H. M.; Morsi, M. K.; Amer, M. M. A. (1981). Zeitschrift Fur Ernahrungswissenschaft 20:145-151. Composition of Cocoa Shell Fat as Relatedto Cocoa Butter 
  Brassicales Salvadoraceae Salvadora oleoides  12:0 35.6 Banerji, R.; Chowdhury, A. R.; Misra, G.; Nigam, S. K. (1984). Fette Seifen Anstrichmittel 86:279-284. Butter from Plants 
  Caryophyllales Plumbaginaceae Plumbago zeylanica  12:0 2.5 Daulatabad Chirag Mahmood, Jehan D. et al. (1987). Chem. and Ind. (London) 4:126-127. Cycloprepenoid fatty acids in the Plumbaginaceae plant family 
  Ericales Ebenaceae Diospyros cordifolia  10:0 2.8 Tariq Saeed, M. Rauf, A. Pasha, M. K. Osman, S. M. (1990). J. Indian Chem. Soc. 67:528-529. Fatty Acid Composition of Minor Seed Oils 
  Gentianales Apocynaceae Picralima nitida  12:0 8.2 Ngiefu, C. K.; Paquot, C.; Vieux, A. (1976). Oleagineux 31:545-547. Oil-bearing plants of Zaire. II. Botanical families providing oils of medium unsaturation 
  Solanales Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pestigridis  8:0 5.6 Badami, R. C.; Thakkar, J. (1984). Fette Seifen Anstrichmittel 86:115-117. Minor Seed Oils .16. Examination of 15 Seed Oils 
  Lamiales Bignoniaceae Stenolobium stans  12:0 9.2 Gaydou, E. M.; Ramanoelina, A. R. P. (1983). Revue Francaise Des Corps Gras 30:21-25. Study on Fatty-Acid Composition of Vegetable Seed Oils from Madagascar 
  Boraginales Boraginaceae Cynoglossum amabile  10:0 10.0 Kleiman, R.; Earle, F. R.; Wolff, I. A.; Jones, Q. (1964). J Am Oil Chem Soc 41:459-460. Search for new industrial oils. XI. Oils of boraginaceae 
  Asterales Asteraceae Calendula officinalis  12:0 3.9  Saleem, Mohammad; Zaka, Shahina; Shakir, Naeem; Khan, Shafiq Ahmad (1986). Fette, Seifen, Anstrichmittel 88:178-180. Studies on marigold seed oil and seed meal
  Apiales Apiaceae Pastinaca hirsuta  10:0 39.9  Aitzetmueller, K. Ivanov, S. (1998). Unpublished. unpublished results
  Polypodiales Pteridaceae Onychium japonicum  12:0 11.1 Gorjaev, M. I. Evdakova, N. A. (1977). Book: Manual of Gas-liquid Chromatography of Organic Acids (in Russian). Book: Spravočnik po gazožidkostnoj chromatografii organičeskich kislot Nauka Alma-Ata None
Cyanolipid Sapindales Sapidaceae Sapindus saponaria   15 Hasan, S. Q.; Roomi, Y. A.; Chitra, Nigam. (1994). J of the Oil Technologists' Association of India  26:77-79. Reinvestigation of seed oil of Sapindus saponaria for its cyanolipid content