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Essential oils of Kenyan Lippia species. Part III
Author(s) -
Mwangi J. W.,
AddaeMensah I.,
Munavu R. M.,
Lwande W.
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.2730060311
Subject(s) - verbenaceae , essential oil , lippia , botany , sesquiterpene , chemotype , biology , chemistry
Essential oils from six Lippia species (fam. Verbenaceae), namely Lippia javanica (Burm f.) Spreng., L. dauensis (Chiov.) Chiov., L. carviodora Meikle, L. carviodora var. minor Meikle, L. grandifolia Mart & Schau., and L. wilmsii H. H. W. Pearson, have been analysed by GC and GO‐MS. Myrcenone, cis‐ and trans‐ ocimenone have been found to be the major constituents of essential oil of L. Javanica. β ‐Ocimene, cis ‐tagetone and 2‐methyl‐6‐methylene oct‐7‐en‐4‐one are major compounds of L. dauensis oil. L. carviodora var. minor oil consists primarily of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, β‐cubenene being the major constituent.