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Houlletia odoratissima Linden ex Lindl. & Paxton - syn.Houlletia picta Linden & Rchb.f. - Orchidaceae
Orchid, native to Peru and Bolivia.
Main components of the strong flower scent of H.odoratissima are 7,11-epoxymegastigma-5(6)-en-9-one (79%) and β-ionone (10.4%), accompanied by (E,E)-pseudoionone, dihydro-β-ionone, and (E)-geranylacetone.
[R.Kaiser, The scent of orchids, Basel 1993, 92 and 226]
[R.Kaiser, Scent of the Vanishing Flora, Zurich 2011, 234]
„L'Illustration horticole“. Revue mensuelle des serres et des jardins by Éduard André (editor) and published by Jean Jules Linden, Gand, 1854-1871, vol.17 pl.12 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/943402)
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