Musty-earthy scent in cactus flowers: Characteristics of floral scent production in dehydrogeosmin-producing cacti

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 165, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1007-1015

  Schlumpberger, Boris O ^a,c   Jux, Andreas ^b   Kunert, Maritta ^b   Boland, Wilhelm ^b   Wittmann, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cactaceae; Dehydrogeosmin; Echinopsis; Floral biology; Floral scent; Geosmin; Gymnocalycium; Mammillaria; Parodia; Rebutia; Turbinicarpus

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; FLORAL TRAIT; ODOR; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION;

CACTACEAE; ECHINOPSIS; GYMNOCALYCIUM; MAMMILLARIA; PARODIA; TURBINICARPUS;

EID: 12844265546     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/423878     Document Type: Article

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