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Comparative study of the essential oils of seven Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) species grown in Brazil
Author(s) -
Silva Cleber J.,
Barbosa Luiz C. A.,
Maltha Célia R. A.,
Pinheiro Antônio L.,
Ismail Fyaz M. D.
Publication year - 2007
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.1823
Subject(s) - melaleuca , myrtaceae , melaleuca alternifolia , essential oil , methyl eugenol , botany , chemistry , subspecies , limonene , biology , tea tree oil , ecology , pest analysis , tephritidae
The compositions of the essential oils obtained from seven species of Melaleuca grown in the municipal district of Viçosa, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, were analysed by both GC and GC–MS. The various Melaleuca species showed differences within their relative essential oil compositions. Each of the oils analysed revealed a dominant component: terpinen‐4‐ol (53.7 ± 0.2%) for M. alternifolia ; 1,8‐cineole for M. armillaris (80.2 ± 0.0%), M. ericifolia (79.5 ± 0.4%), M. cajuputi , subspecies cajuputi (43.7 ± 0.5%) and M. cajuputi subspecies platyphylla (41.0 ± 8.5%); viridiflorol (71.0 ± 0.9%) for M. quinquenervia ; and methyl eugenol (96.6 ± 0.7%) for M. leucadendra . Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.