In the present work, the volatiles of mosses [Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) Schimp. (Hylocomiaceae) and Leucodon sciuroides (Hedw.) Schw¨agr. (Leucodontaceae)] have been investigated by GC-FID and GC/MS. Fifty-eight compounds in the oil of H. splendens, representing , and 41 compounds in the oil of L. sciuroides, representing , were identified. The major components were found to be β -pinene () and α-pinene () in the oil of H. splendens, and nonanal () and heptanal () in the oil of L. sciuroides. |
