o:3838 Chemotaxonomic Considerations of the n-alkane composition in Pinus heldreichii, P. nigra and P. peuce. en The n-alkane composition in the leaf cuticular waxes of natural populations of Bosnian pine (Pinus heldreichii), Austrian pine (P. nigra), and Macedonian pine (P. peuce) was compared for the first time. The range of n-alkanes was wider in P. nigra (C16–C33) than in P. heldreichii and P. peuce (C18–C33). Species also diverged in abundance and range of dominant n-alkanes (P. heldreichii: C23, C27, and C25; P. nigra: C25, C27, C29, and C23; P. peuce: C29, C25, C27, and C23). Multivariate statistical analyses (PCA, DA, and CA) generally pointed out separation of populations of P. nigra from populations of P. heldreichii and P. peuce (which were, to a greater or lesser extent, separated too). However, position of these species on the basis of n-alkane composition was in accordance neither with infrageneric classification nor with recent molecular and terpene investigations. "Pinus heldreichii, Pinus nigra, Pinus peuce, alkanes, molecular diversity. " 1552101 1612-1872 1552256 1612-1880 1552099 https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.201800161 2024-01-22T08:11:16.698Z 44 yes 46 Biljana M. Nikolić 46 Zorica S. Mitić 46 Vele Tešević 46 Iris Đorđević 46 Marina Todosijević 46 Srđan Bojović 46 Petar D. Marin application/pdf 72014 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:3838 no yes 16 70 1552253 Chemistry & Biodiversity 15 e1800161 Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh, Weinheim 2018