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Study of essential oils of Eucalyptus resinifera Smith, E. tereticornis Smith and Corymbia maculata (Hook.) K. D. Hill & L. A. S. Johnson, grown in Cuba
Author(s) -
Pino Jorge A.,
Marbot Rolando,
Quert Rolando,
García Humberto
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/ffj.1026
Subject(s) - eucalyptus tereticornis , hook , botany , eucalyptus , essential oil , chemistry , horticulture , biology , structural engineering , engineering
Abstract The yields and chemical composition are reported of oils obtained by hydrodistillation from the leaves of three species grown in the western region of Cuba: Eucalyptus resinifera Smith, Eucalyptus tereticornis Smith and Corymbia maculata (Hook.) K. D. Hill & L. A. S. Johnson. The analyses were made by GC and GC–MS. The oil of E. resinifera was found to contain 1,8‐cineole (68.0%) as the major constituent. In contrast, the oil of E. tereticornis was found to contain 1,8‐cineole (23.2%) and p ‐ cymene (13.8%), while that of C. maculata contained α‐pinene (49.7%), α‐eudesmol (18.0%) and β‐eudesmol (11.3%) as major constituents. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.