Floral constituents of the Australian tar tree, Semecarpus australiensis

Soo Jean Park; Jodie Cheesman; Donald N. S. Cameron; Stefano G. De Faveri; Phillip W. Taylor

doi:10.1071/ch22097

Floral constituents of the Australian tar tree, Semecarpus australiensis

Soo Jean Park^*, Jodie Cheesman, Donald N. S. Cameron, Stefano G. De Faveri, Phillip W. Taylor

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Abstract

Floral constituents of the Australian tar tree, Semecarpus australiensis, distributed in Melanesia and Northern Australia, were extracted with solvent, and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The main constituents were 16- and 18-carbon fatty acids and their ethyl esters. Amongst the 67 identified compounds, zingerone was detected in minute quantity, providing the chemical basis for previous observations of fruit fly attraction to the flowers. The present study is the first to report the chemical profile of tar tree flowers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	945–952
Number of pages	8
Journal	Australian Journal of Chemistry
Volume	75
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1071/ch22097
Publication status	Published - 23 Nov 2022

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Keywords

fatty acids
floral volatiles
fruit fly
GC-MS
isoeugenol
native cashew
salicylates
Tephritidae

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Floral constituents of the Australian tar tree, Semecarpus australiensis

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