Table 1.

Comparisons of major volatile compounds reported in Narcissus flowers in published papers.

Plant species/variety	Major compound	Methods of testing/extraction	Ref.
Narcissus poeticus L.	α-terpineol, menthyl-(E)-isoeugenol, methyl-(E)-isoeugenol, and benzyl benzoate	headspace	[3]
N. trevithian and N. geranium	Authors did not present any quantitative data on the individual compounds. However, they reported N. trevithian contains more phenolic compounds and fewer esters compared to N. geranium	high vacuum distillation	[4]
N. tazetta var. chinensis	benzyl alcohol, α-terpineol, γ-phenylpropyl alcohol, 1,8-cineole, benzyl acetate, and linalool	hydrodistillation	[5]
N. tazetta florepleno	benzyl acetate, methyl anthranilate, benzyl alcohol, and linalool	hydrodistillation	[6]
Narcissus, two cultivars	benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, linalool, and indole	hydrodistillation	[7]
Fresh narcissus flowers	benzyl alcohol , and α-terpineol	headspace	[8]
Narcissus flowers	(E)-β-ocimene and α-terpineol	Likens-Nickerson extraction	[9]
Narcissus flowers	benzyl acetate, (E)-β-ocimene, 3,4-dimethoxytoluene, and 3,5-dimethoxytoluene	headspace	[10]
Zhangzhou narcissus flowers	benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, indole, 3,7-dimethyl-1,6-octadien-3-ol, and ρ-mentha-1,8-dien-4-yl acetate	hydrodistillation	[11]
N. tazetta var. chinensis	benzyl acetate, linalool, and 1,8-cineole	hydrodistillation	[12]
N. tazetta and N. tazetta subsp. tazetta	γ-terpinene for N. tazetta γ-terpinene, linalool, and benzyl acetate for N. tazetta subsp. tazetta	lab-prepared absolutes	[13]
N. taztta var. chinensis	benzyl acetate and (E)-β-ocimene	headspace and simultaneous distillation	[14]
N. tazetta and N. serotinus	trans-ocimene for N. tazetta benzyl acetate for N. serotinus.	hydrodistillation	[15]
N. poeticus L.	cinnamy alcohol, methyl isoeugenol, isoeugenol, methyl eugenol, α-terpinol, and phenyl propyl alcohol	hexane and supercritical CO2 extraction	[16]
N. pseudonarcissus L.	(E)-β-ocimene	headspace	[17]