You might use number 5 or number 19 to attract a male, but the for the Australian Chiloglottis orchids, the scent of seduction starts with 2,5-dialkylcyclohexane-1,3-diones, helpfully also called chiloglottones. The...
Australian Chiloglottis orchids employ novel semiochemicals called ‘chiloglottones’ to sexually attract their specific male wasp pollinators. Falara et al. show that chiloglottone is only produced in specific floral...