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The nighttime fragrance of Guettarda scabra (Rubiaceae): flower scent and its implications for moth pollination María Cleopatra Pimienta, Diego Salazar-Amoretti and Suzanne Koptur Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, 11200 S.W. 8th Street, Miami, Fl 33199 USA Floral scent constituents of long- and short-styled flower morphs of Guettarda scabra (Rubiaceae) identified in dynamic headspace samples. Scent samples were obtained from freshly-cut flowers collected at two sites in south Florida US: Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park (ENP): 25°24'13.2"N 80°39'33.2" W and Larry and Penny Thompson Memorial Park (LPT): 25°35′55″N 80°23′55″W. Samples (A) and (B) were obtained from 14 plants and 81 flowers (3-8 flowers/plant) each. Samples (C) and (D) were obtained from 12 plants and 80 flowers (3-6 flowers/plant) each.