The discovery of 2-hydroxymethyl-3-(3-methylbutyl)-5-methylpyrazine: A semiochemical in orchid pollination

Drakaea livida (Orchidaceae) is pollinated by sexual deception of the wasp Zaspilothynnus nigripes (Thynnidae). It is shown that the orchid emits the same compound, 2-hydroxymethyl-3-(3-methylbutyl)-5-methylpyrazine, that females emit when calling for mates. This novel pyrazine was isolated and iden...

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Main Authors: Bohman, B., Jeffares, L., Flematti, G., Phillips, R., Dixon, Kingsley, Peakall, R., Barrow, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19642