Intra Specific Relationships and Biochemical Composition of Laportea Aestuans (L.) Chew, Sida Rhombifolia L. And Commelina Verginica L. in Lagos State

Laportea aestuans L. (Chew), Commelina virginica (L.) and Sida rhombifolia are common wild plants used in treating several ailments including diarrhea, dysentery, hernia, oedema, ulcers many more traditional African medicine especially, Nigeria. The potentials of Random Amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) primers delimiting intra-specific variation aestuans, C. S. was assessed using three RAPD primers. Plant soil samples were collected from 19 local government areas Lagos State for genetic biochemical relationships. A total 56 bands produced which 44 polymorphic. Maximum number (21) by OPY20 while OPC04 minimum (14). maximum percentage polymorphisms 100% (OPC04) 50% (OPA12), dendrogram diversity had a distance range 0.57 to 1.00, 0.58 1.00 0.52 clustered at 0.57, 0.58, implying 57%, 58%, 52% similarity 43%, 42% 48% variability respectively. Results phytochemical analysis show that is particularly high steroids (I134.19±0.23), flavonoids (118.65±0.18), phenolics (125.25±1.43), alkaloids (63.56±0.11) triterpenes (72.44±0.12) but low saponins (23.29±0.05), glycosides (6.79±0.01) tannins (7.10±0.02).