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Essential oils of plants from Hispaniola: 5. the volatile leaf oil of Lepechinia uvbanii (briq.) epling (lamiaceae)
Author(s) -
Zai Thomas A.,
Adams Robert P.
Publication year - 1991
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.2730060110
Subject(s) - essential oil , lamiaceae , chemistry , botany , horticulture , traditional medicine , biology , food science , medicine
The essential oil from the leaves of Lepechinia urbanii (Briq.) Epling from the Dominican Republic is dominated by δ‐car‐3‐ene (32.55%), δ‐copaene (13.82) and δ‐cadinene (12.51) with lesser amounts of β‐phellandrene (4.54), γ‐cadinene (3.41) and allo‐aromadendrene (2.83). Fifty‐six of 59 components were identified. Oil yield was 0.46 g/100g fresh weight (0.46%).