Nonacosan-10-ol and n-Alkanes in Needles of Pinus halepensis

In needle cuticular wax of Pinus halepensis, nonacosan-10-ol is high (77.08% on average). n-Alkanes ranged from C18to C35with the most dominant C27and C29(32.4% and 25.8%, respectively). The carbon preference index ranged from 3.2 to 5.4 (3.4 on average), while the average chain length ranged from 14.0 to 18.0 (17.2 on average). Long-chain n-alkanes strongly dominated (95.1%).