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PHYTOCHEMISTRY
卷 93, 期 -, 页码 71-78出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2013.03.005
关键词
Floral volatiles; Behavioral tests; Araceae; Taccarum ulei; Cyclocephala celata and C. cearae; (S)-2-Hydroxy-5-methyl-3-hexanone; Dihydro-beta-ionone
资金
- German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
- Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
The strongly fragrant thermogenic inflorescences of Taccarum ulei (Araceae) are highly attractive to night-active scarab beetles of Cyclocephala celata and C. cearae (Scarabaeidae, Cyclocephalini), which are effective pollinators of plants in the wild in northeastern Brazil. GC-MS analysis of headspace floral scent samples of T. ulei established that two constituents, (S)-2-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-hexanone (an aliphatic acyloin rarely detected in flowers) and dihydro-beta-ionone (an irregular terpene) accounted for over 96% of the total scent discharge. Behavioral tests (in both field and cages) showed that male and female C. celata and C. cearae were attracted to traps baited with a synthetic mixture of both compounds; however, they were also responsive to (S)-2-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-hexanone alone, which thus functions as a specific attractive cue. These findings support other recent research in suggesting that angiosperms pollinated by cyclocephaline scarab beetles release floral odors of limited complexity in terms of numbers of compounds, but often dominated by unusual compounds that may ensure attraction of specific pollinator species. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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