New male fruitfly attractants from spadix of Spathiphyllum cannaefolium (Araceae)

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 189-193

  Chuah, C H ^a   Ooi, L E ^a   Yong, H S ^a   Goh, S H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Araceae; attractant; eugenol; fruitfly; methyl eugenol; Spathiphyllum cannaefolium; volatile

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZYL ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; CINNAMALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; CINNAMYL ALCOHOL; EUGENOL; SEX PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DROSOPHILA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT;

SPATHIPHYLLUM CANNAEFOLIUM;

EID: 0030114678     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-1978(96)00016-6     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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2. Metcalf, R. L. (1990) Chemical ecology of Dacinae fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae). Ent. Soc. of Am. 83, 1017-1030.
3. Yong, H. S. (1993) Flowers of Spathiphyllum cannaefolium (Araceae): A male fruit-fly attractant of the methyl eugenol type. Nature Malaysiana 18, 61-63.