Floral Scent Composition in Hedychium coronarium J. Koenig Analyzed by SPME

The headspace volatile compounds of the flowers of ginger lily (Hedychium coronarium J. Koenig) were analyzed by solid phase microextraction coupled with capillary gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. A total of 39 compounds were identified, representing 98% of the entire amount. The volatile fraction was characterized by monoterpene hydrocarbons (34.9%), oxygenated monoterpenes (34.4%) and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (13.2%). The major components were (E)-beta-ocimene (28.7%), linalool (19.3%) and 1,8-cineole (14.5%), and they were found to make a major contribution to the typical scent of this flower.