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Volatiles of the Inflorescences of the Madeiran Orchids, Goodyera macrophylla Lowe and Gennaria diphylla (Link) Parl. and Their Role in Pollination
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Goodyera macrophylla, considered a rare endemic, and Gennaria diphylla are two native terrestrial Orchidaceae species that
can be found mainly in Madeiran Laurisilva. The volatile compounds contributing to the floral scent of these two Madeiran
orchids were analysed and compared for the first time. The volatiles, isolated by distillation-extraction in a Likens-Nickersontype apparatus, and those extracted by headspace sorption, were analysed by GC and GC-MS. The main volatile components
isolated by distillation-extraction were γ-terpinene (13%) and n-nonanal (11%) in G. macrophylla and n-octacosane (19%)
and n-heptacosane (13%) in G. diphylla. The main volatile components isolated by headspace sorption were p-cymene (21%),
α-pinene (15%) and linalool (14%) in G. macrophylla and cis-arbusculone (28%) and lilac alcohol (26%) in G. diphylla. The
importance of the volatiles in the pollination of these orchids is discussed.
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Goodyera macrophylla Lowe Gennaria diphylla (Link) Parl Orchidaceae Pollination Volatiles Distillationextraction Headspace sorption GC GC-MS . Faculdade de Ciências da Vida
Citation
Fernandes, F. M., Figueiredo, A. C., Barroso, J. G., Pedro, L. G., Wilcock, C. C., & Carvalho, M. A. P. (2007). Volatiles of the inflorescences of the Madeiran orchids, Goodyera macrophylla Lowe and Gennaria diphylla (Link) Parl. and their role in pollination. Natural Product Communications, 2(4), 427-433. https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578X0700200414
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SAGE Publications