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Aromatic Plants of Mauritius: Volatile Constituents of the Essential Oils of Coleus aromaticus Benth., Triphasia trifolia (Burm.f.) and Eucalyptus kirtoniana F. Muell
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Aromatic Plants of Mauritius: Volatile Constituents of the Essential Oils of Coleus aromaticus Benth., Triphasia trifolia (Burm.f.) and Eucalyptus kirtoniana F. Muell

Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Mala D. Sewraj, Fawzia Narod et Chantal Menut
The Journal of essential oil research, Vol.7(2), p.215-218
01/03/1995

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2-tetradecanone camphene camphor carvacrol Coleus aromaticus essential oil composition Eucalyptus kirtoniana Lamiaceae Myrtaceae Rutaceae terpinen-4-ol Triphasia trifolia
The chemical composition of the essential oil obtained from the leaves of Coleus aromaticus (Lamiaceae) Triphasia trifolia, (Rutaceae) and Eucalyptus kirtoniana (Myrtaceae) from Mauritius were examined by capillary GC and combined GC/MS. The oil obtained from C. aromaticus was characterized by the presence of carvacrol (41.3%) and camphor (39%) as major constituents. The oil of T. trifolia contained terpinen-4-ol (29.0%) and carvacrol (14.2%), while that of E. kirtoniana contained camphene (70.5%) as the major component.

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