Table 1.

Methyl benzoate and methyl salicylate in floral scents

Plant	MeBA	MeSA	Reference
Agavaceae
Polyanthes tuberosa	−	12.0b	(21)
Annonaceae
Cananga odorata	0.2–0.7b	−	(20)
Araceae
Spathiphyllum wallisii	2b	20b	(6)
Asclepiadaceae
Hoya carnosa	−	+	(1)
Stephanotis floribundae	14.7a	5.9a	(28)
Asteraceae
Cirsium arvense	−	+	(3)
Bromeliaceae
Tillandsia crocata	−	2b	(6)
Cactaceae
Dolichothele	+	+	(15)
Selenicereus	+	+	(15)
Sulcorebutia	+	+	(15)
Calycanthaceae
Chimonanthus praecox	−	+	(15)
Caryophyllaceae
Dianthus arenarius	42.1b	14.5b	(12)
Dianthus armeria	0.1b	−	(12)
Dianthus barbatus	0.4b	−	(12)
Dianthus deltoides	4.2b	−	(12)
Dianthus monspessulanus	4.5b	9.1b	(12)
Dianthus superbus	1.8b	1.7b	(12)
Dianthus sylvestris	85.7	−	(12)
Saponaria officinalis	68.7b	0.4b	(12)
Silene chlorantha	0.1b	−	(11)
Silene dichotoma	1.0b	0.2b	(11)
Silene italica	3.0b	0.6b	(11)
Silene latifolia	0.5b	0.3b	(11)
Silene nutans	0.2b	tr	(11)
Silene otites	0.4b	−	(11)
Silene saxifraga	96.1b	0.4b	(11)
Silene sericea	0.9b	0.2b	(11)
Silene subconica	1.3b	0.1b	(11)
Silene succulenta	15.2b	0.7b	(11)
Silene vallesia	0.3b	0.4b	(11)
Silene viscosa	0.5b	0.1b	(11)
Silene vulgaris	0.5b	−	(11)
Dipsacaceae
Knautia arvensis	−	+	(24)
Eupomatiaceae
Eupomatia	+	+	(15)
Fabaceae
Coronilla	+	−	(15)
Medicago sativa	−	2–3b	(2)
Gesneriaceae
Gloxinia perennis	−	9b	(6)
Liliaceae
Hyacinthus	+	+	(15)
Nyctaginaceae
Acleisanthes crassifolia	44.4b	0.19b	(17)
Acleisanthes obtusa	8.0b	0.8b	(17)
Acleisanthes wrightii	−	0.1b	(17)
Mirabilis greenei	−	−	(17)
Mirabilis multiflora	44.5b	2.8b	(17)
Selinocarpus angustifolius	1.0b	1.6b	(17)
Selinocarpus chenopodioides	35.9b	2.8b	(17)
Nymphaeaceae
Victoria	tr	−	(13)
Oleaceae
Jasminum	+	+	(15)
Onagraceae
Clarkia breweri	−	4.4b	(29)
Clarkia concinna	−	−	(29)
Orchidaceae
Angreacum eichlerianum	77.5b	−	(23)
Angreacum girymae	11.1b	−	(23)
Angreacum sesquipedale	7.3b	13.5b	(23)
Brassavola	+	+	(33)
Catasetum collare	+	+	(8)
Catasetum dilectum	0.7b	98.8b	(9)
Catasetum gnomus	+	+	(8)
Catasetum luridum	−	−	(8)
Catasetum roseum	0.7b	−	(9)
Chaubardia heteroclita	−	9b	(6)
Cochleanthes aromatica	−	5b	(6)
Coryanthes alborosea	+	−	(5)
Coryanthes leferenzorium	3b	−	(6)
Coryanthes leucocorys	−; 10b	76–95b	(6)
Coryanthes macrantha	−	1b	(6)
Coryanthes trifoliata	− [+]	2b	[(5)], (6)
Cycnoches	+	+	(15)
Dressleria	+	+	(15)
Epidendrum ciliare	+	+	(22)
Galeottia negrensis	−	4b	(6)
Gongora	+	+	(15)
Houlletia tigrina	2b	98b [100b]	(35), [(6)]
Houlletia wallisii	1b		(6)
Huntleya lucida	−	97b	(6)
Kefersteinia pellita	−	3b	(6)
Lycaste aromatica	−	0.55b	(34)
Lycaste ciliata	−	6.3b	(34)
Neofinetia	+	−	(10)
Pescatorea dayana	−	3b	(6)
Platanthera bifolia	32.0–62.9b	2.3–1.4b	(25), (32)
Platanthera chlorantha	25.2b	0.1b	(25), (32)
Stanhopea anfracta	1–3.5b	1.9–6.6b	(36)
Stanhopea candida	0.9b	88.5–93.2b	(36)
Stanhopea connata	3.9–9.3b	−	(36)
Stanhopea grandiflora	2b	−	(6)
Stanhopea graveolens	−	−	(36)
Trevoria lehmannii	−	40b	(6)
Vandofinetia	+	−	(10)
Zygopetalum crinitum	7b	3b	(6)
Zygopetalum mackayi	−	1.4b	(31)
Papaveraceae
Hypecoum fragrantissimum	+	+	(4)
Hypecoum imberbe	−	+	(4)
Hypecoum procumbens	+	+	(4)
Pinaceae
Larix sibirica	−	+	(15)
Picea abies	+	+	(15)
Pinus sylvestris	−	+	(15)
Pyrolaceae
Moneses uniflora	0.1b	−	(14)
Pyrola media	−	−	(14)
Pyrola norvegica	−	−	(14)
Pyrola rotundifolia	−	−	(14)
Ranunculaceae
Cimicifuga japonica	0.4b	−	(7)
Cimicifuga simplex	tr-8.5b	0.2–6.6b	(7)
Rosaceae
Fragaria	−	+	(15)
Rubiaceae
Gardenia	+	+	(15)
Saliaceae
Salix	−	+	(15)
Scrophulariaceae
Antirrhinum majuse	2.85d	−	(16)
Solanaceae
Cestrum nocturnum	6.1b	0.3b	(18)
Nicotiana alatae	2.0b	0.1b	(30)
Nicotiana bonariensise	−	tr	(30)
Nicotiana forgetiana	−	−	(30)
Nicotiana langsdorffie	−	1.0b	(30)
Nicotiana longiflora	−	−	(30)
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia	−	−	(30)
Nicotiana suaveolense	0.71a	0.19a	(28)
Nicotiana sylvestrise	6.8b [49.1]c	−	(30), [(19)]
Nicotiana rustica	−	−	(30)
Nicotiana tomentosiformis	−	−	(19)
Petunia hybridae	11.5d	−	(16)
Theaceae
Camellia	tr-27.2b	tr-27.1b	(26)
Zamiaceae
Encephalartos altensteinii	−	1.5b	(27)
Zamia pumila	−	55.2b	(15)

MeBA, methyl benzoate; MeSA, methyl salicylate.

+, compound detected in scent, not quantified;

−, compound not detected; tr, traces.

¹Altenburger and Matile (1988)

²Buttery et al. (1982b)

³Connick and French (1991)

⁴Dahl et al. (1990)

⁵Gerlach and Schill (1989)

⁶Gerlach and Schill (1991)

⁷Groth et al. (1987)

⁸Hills et al. (1968)

⁹Hills et al. (1972)

¹⁰Holman and Heimermann (1973)

¹¹Jürgens et al. (2002)

¹²Jürgens et al. (2003)

¹³Kite et al. (1991)

¹⁴Knudsen and Tollsten (1991)

¹⁵Knudsen et al. (1993)

¹⁶Kolosova et al. (2001a)

¹⁷Levin et al. (2001)

¹⁸Li et al. (1988)

¹⁹Loughrin et al. (1990)

²⁰Ma et al. (1988)

²¹Mookherjee et al. (1990)

²²Moya and Ackermann (1993)

²³Murrell et al. (1981)

²⁴Naumann et al. (1991)

²⁵Nilsson (1985)

²⁶Omata et al. (1989)

²⁷Pellmyr et al. (1991)

²⁸Pott et al. (2004)

²⁹Raguso and Pichersky (1995)

³⁰Raguso et al. (2003)

³¹Tatsuka et al. (1988)

³²Tollsten and Bergström (1989)

³³Williams (1981)

³⁴Williams et al. (1981)

³⁵Williams et al. (1984)

³⁶Whitten and Williams (1992).

^aμg per g FW flower per hour.

^bRelative amounts [% of overall scent components].

^cng per g flower.