Chemistry of floral scents in four  Licuala  species (Arecaceae) | Zendy

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Chemistry of floral scents in four Licuala species (Arecaceae)

Author(s) -

Meekijjaroenroj Aroonrat,

Bessière JeanMarie,

Anstett MarieCharlotte

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

flavour and fragrance journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393

H-Index - 70

eISSN - 1099-1026

pISSN - 0882-5734

DOI - 10.1002/ffj.1797

Subject(s) - chemistry , arecaceae , pollination , pollinator , botany , systematics , pollen , biology , taxonomy (biology) , palm , physics , quantum mechanics

Floral fragrances are known to attract pollinators. Resemblances in the chemistry of floral scents may associate a group of plants to the same array of pollinators and/or mirror the systematics of related species. In this study, floral volatiles were extracted and all compounds identified from four Licuala palms: L. grandis , L. mattanensis , L. spinosa and L. lauterbachii . A typical emission of isoprenoid compounds in the four species was revealed. However, each species was characterized by a different chemical composition of the floral bouquet. The relative importance of similarity and diversity found in floral scent chemistry for pollination and systematics is discussed. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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