American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products
2014, Vol. 1 Issue 3, Part A
Chemical composition of the floral essential oil of Tabernaemontana longipes from Monteverde, Costa Rica
AUTHOR(S): William N. Setzer
ABSTRACT:The floral essential oil of Tabernaemontana longipes Donn. Sm. (Apocynaceae) from Monteverde, Costa Rica, was isolated by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gas chromatography – mass spectrometry. The floral oil was dominated by the monoterpene (E)-β-ocimene (30.0%), the sesquiterpene germacrene D (12.5%), and the normal alkane heneicosane (12.9%).
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William N. Setzer. Chemical composition of the floral essential oil of Tabernaemontana longipes from Monteverde, Costa Rica. Am J Essent Oil Nat Prod 2014;1(3):16-18.
