Study of volatile chemical constituents and insect-plant interaction in Piper mollicomum Kunth (Piperaceae) from Tijuca Forest, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil

Volatile Chemical Variation of Essential Oils and Their Correlation with Insects, Phenology, Ontogeny and Microclimate: Piper mollicomum Kunth, a Case of Study

“…On the other hand, amide concentrations decreased in the pericarp of ripe fruits, making these organs more attractive to seed dispersers. This phenomenon shows how biotic influences can affect the composition of SMs found in various plant tissues [2,23,37,41].…”

“…Piper mollicomum Kunth (Piperaceae) is a heliophilous or cyophilous species, which means it can grow both in high luminosity environments and in humid and shady places. It has membranous, tomentose leaves and spicule inflorescences [1,2]. This plant blooms in many locations across Brazil typically from September to January [1][2][3].…”

“…It has membranous, tomentose leaves and spicule inflorescences [1,2]. This plant blooms in many locations across Brazil typically from September to January [1][2][3]. This wide distribution leads to different popular names, such as aperta-ruão, jaborandi, jaborandimanso, pariparoba and rabo-de-galo.…”

“…Some authors point out that the reproductive organs are anatomical structures characterized especially as mutualistic in their ecological relationships [2,24]. However, other conceptions propose a model in which these structures act as hotspots in mutualistic and antagonistic interactions, mainly due to their great phytochemical diversity [23,[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33].…”

“…Several studies correlate the participation of substances that can be found in EOs in some important ecological relationships [2,53,55,[58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66]. For example, some volatiles have a high repulsive toxic action, causing food aversion to herbivores of the plants that produce them [51,52,67].…”