Tropics

The science

Myrcene, linalool and geraniol are all monoterpenes produced via the MEP pathway in the plant's plastids. The pathway builds geranyl pyrophosphate as the key C10 precursor, which branches into specific monoterpenes depending on which terpene synthase enzyme the plant expresses. Cultivars with earthy, musky and herbal-forward profiles are high myrcene expressers. Myrcene-dominant profiles consistently run alongside elevated linalool and geraniol because the three compounds share the same biosynthetic origin. Tropics is built around overripe banana and very ripe mango for their myrcene concentration, with papaya adding linalool and geraniol depth and pineapple contributing ocimene. Aloe vera delivers salicylic acid for SAR activation and coconut water delivers zeatin for cytokinin support, two functional elicitors shared across the full line.

Why this formula

If your cultivar's profile reads myrcene-dominant, with elevated linalool and geraniol alongside it in the lab or on the nose, that's the MEP pathway running strong on myrcene and its associated floral monoterpenes. Tropics is built from fermented fruits whose natural compound profiles run in that direction: overripe banana and mango for myrcene concentration, papaya for linalool and geraniol depth, pineapple for ocimene. The fermented chemistry from those inputs is different from what a citrus or floral formula delivers. Match the input to what your plant is already running.