Of these samples, the pericarp contained the most abundant and diverse monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes, with the highest content up to 1,777 lg/g fresh weight (FW) or approximately 1.8‰of the total FW at an early developmental stage of 5 days post anthesis (DPA), and whose content decreased during development, with 633 lg/g FW detected at 20 DPA. The leaf and hypocotyl tissues showed much lower levels of terpene production, with totals of 64 and 28 lg/g FW, respectively. However, although at low abundance, diverse terpenes were also present in leaf tissue,including guaia-1(5),11-diene (24) and guaia-1(10),11-diene (25) (Table 1). In contrast to these organs, only trace amounts of terpenes were detected in cotyledons, and none were found in petals at the flowering stage (0 DPA) (Table 1).