Research Article

Impacts of Temperature on the Stability of Tropical Plant Pigments as Sensitizers for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells

Table 1

List of plants studied to determine the anthocyanin content.

NumberFamilySpeciesPlant part analyzed for pigments

1AnacardiaceaeMangiferaindica L. Leaves
2MyrtaceaeSyzygium   campanulatum Leaves
3LamiaceaeColeus blumei Leaves
4AmaranthaceaeAlternantheradentata var 1Leaves
5AmaranthaceaeAlternantheradentata var 2Leaves
6EuphorbiaceaeAcalyphawilkesiana Leaves
7EuphorbiaceaeCodiaeumvariegatum Leaves
8AgavaceaeCordylineterminalis Leaves
9HeliconiaceaeHeliconiarostrata Flowers
10 MalvaceaeHibiscus rosa-sinensis Flowers
11ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea sp. Flowers
12NyctaginaceaeBougainvillea spp. Flowers
13 LeguminosaeCaesalpinia pulcherrima Flowers
14BignoniaceaeJacaranda obtusifolia Flowers
15PapilionaceaeAndirainermis Flowers
16LythraceaeLagerstroemia sp. Flowers
17VerbenaceaeDurantaerecta/repens Flowers
18MelastomataceaeMelastomamalabathricum Fruit pulp
19DilleniaceaeDilleniasuffruticosaFruits
20PalmaceaeLicuala orbicularis Fruits
21SolanaceaeSolanumtuberosum Tubers
22Amaranthaceae Spinacia oleraceaStem
23DioscoreaceaeDioscorea villosa Tubers
24CostaceaeCostuswoodsonii Flowers
25HeliconiaceaeHeliconiarostrata Flowers
26VerbenaceaeDurantaerecta Flowers
27ClusiaceaeGarciniamangostana Fruits
28 FabaceaeDelonixregia Flowers
29NepenthaceaeNepenthes rafflesiana Modified leaves
30NepenthaceaeNepenthes ampullaria Modified leaves
31AmaranthaceaeGomphrenaglobosa Flowers
32MyrtaceaeRhodomyrtustomentosa Flowers
33MusaceaeMusa paradisiacal Flowers
34 LeguminosaeMimosa pudica Flowers
35BignoniaceaeTabebuiapentaphylla Flowers