Table 2.

Results from the Similarity Percentage (SIMPER) analysis comparing the scent bouquets of Ericacylindrica and E.infundibuliformis. Listed are the 20 compounds that contribute the most to dissimilarity, which together contribute almost 70% of the entire dissimilarity, arranged in descending order of contribution.

Compound name	Compound class	Cumulative contribution to dissimilarity (%)	Mean proportion E.cylindrica	Mean proportion E.infundibuliformis
(E)-Ocimene	Monoterpene	15.40	0.041	0.916
Benzyl alcohol	Benzenoid compound	24.99	0.534	0
Benzyl acetate	Benzenoid compound	34.16	0.517	0
Benzaldehyde	Benzenoid compound	39.09	0.347	0.062
Eugenol	Benzenoid compound	42.26	0.181	0
(Z)-Hex-3-en-1-ol	Aliphatic alcohol	45.42	0.192	0
(Z)-Ocimene	Monoterpene	48.37	0	0.174
(E)-Hex-4-en-1-yl acetate	Aliphatic ester	50.85	0.181	0.067
Hexyl acetate	Aliphatic ester	53.23	0.141	0
Linalool	Monoterpene	55.59	0	0.128
Methyleugenol	Benzenoid compound	57.28	0.097	0
β-Myrcene	Monoterpene	58.82	0	0.09
Hexan-1-ol	Aliphatic alcohol	60.27	0.087	0
Octyl acetate	Aliphatic ester	61.67	0.081	0
(E)-5-Decen-1-ol, acetate,	Aliphatic ester	63.06	0.086	0
2,6-Dimethyl-1,3,5,7-octatetraene	Monoterpene	64.42	0	0.081
(Z)-Methyl isoeugenol	Benzenoid compound	65.65	0.071	0
Pentyl acetate	Aliphatic ester	66.85	0.074	0
(E)-Hex-3-en-1-ol	Aliphatic alcohol	68.02	0.021	0.080
(E)-4-Oxohex-2-enal	Aliphatic aldehyde	68.95	0.035	0.046