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Tag: scent

Cells, Genes & Molecules

How does the corpse flower’s scent change over time?

The Titan arum produces a smell like rotting flesh. Now botanists have analysed the chemicals and found that the smell changes over the two days that the plant flowers.

by Alun SaltJanuary 11, 2023January 11, 2023
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Close Encounters

Drought damages a plant’s perfume

Bees may be using their sense of smell to detect and avoid stressed plants.

by Alun SaltAugust 26, 2022August 26, 2022
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Featured News in Focus

For the Pineapple Lily, attraction is a matter of chemistry

Eucomis regia, the pineapple lily, doesn’t attract insects or birds to pollinate it. So how does it reproduce?

by Alun SaltJanuary 11, 2019January 10, 2019
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Petunia secreta and its bee pollinator
AoB PLANTS

Do we truly understand pollination syndromes in Petunia as much as we suppose?

by William SalterNovember 7, 2018October 31, 2018
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Floral volatiles in Ipomopsis hybrids
Annals of Botany

Floral volatiles in Ipomopsis hybrids

A study of potential scent mediation of prezygotic and postzygotic reproductive isolation in Ipomopsis aggregata and I. tenuituba.

by botanyoneJuly 3, 2014July 28, 2014
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Eulophia parviflora forms
Articles

Pollinators as selectors for evolution

by Alun SaltFebruary 11, 2014February 11, 2014
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  1. Nigel Chaffey on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 18, 2023

    Good afternoon, Patrick, Aha, one now begins to wonder if the spelling Catherine in the cited source should really have…

  2. Patrick Collins on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 17, 2023

    The bisindole alkaloid catharine is said to have been published and the molecular structure can be found scattered about, though…

  3. Nigel Chaffey on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 17, 2023

    Hello Patrick, Thank you for taking th etim eto comment on this item. The source for 'catherine' that's stated in…

  4. Patrick Collins on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 15, 2023

    Catherine? I know there are many variants of the basic skeleton with related names but surely the most well-known is…

  5. Nigel Chaffey on Plants named for the great, the good, and the bad..?January 5, 2023

    ICYMI, Dr Sandra Knapp has been awarded an OBE in the UK's New Year's Honours list, for the important contributions…

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