Abstract
When n-alkanes form only a small percentage of the leaf cuticular wax, the dominance of odd over even carbon number chain length tends to disappear. Similarly the alkanes from lipids extracted from within the leaf, as opposed to cuticular alkanes, lack this alternation in chain length. Alkane production in Solandra grandiflora continues throughout the life of the leaf, the chain length increasing with age. No relationship is apparent between the chain length of alkanes and alkanoic acids contained in the cuticular wax of a series of Aloe species. These results are discussed in the context of recent research on the biosynthesis and possible taxonomic use of leaf wax alkanes.
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