Abstract
Floral fragrances in four species of Cimicifuga (Ranunculaceae) were collected by sorption and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. One pollination morph in C. simplex was found to contain three benzenoid compounds absent in the two other morphs. Two of these substances — methyl anthranilate and isoeugenol — induce behavioural modification in pollinating butterflies. The function of a range of terpenes present in small amounts in all analyzed species is unknown, but they may be involved in herbivore deterrence.
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