Essential Oils of Some Eucalyptus Species of Ethiopia
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Date
1995-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The essential oils of the leaves of six Eucalyptus species
(E.
globulus Labill.,
E.
citriodora Hooker,
E.
tereticornis
Sm., E. viminalis Labill, E. robusta Sm. and E. camaldulensis
Dehn) acclimatized in Ethiopia were investigated for the first
time.
The results indicated E.
possess
oil
rich
in
globulus and E.
1, 8-cineole
(>70~).
viminalis to
The
principal
components in oils of leaves of E. citriodora , E. robusta and
E.
camaldulensis were citronellal
(>70~),
a-pinene (>50*) and
p-cymene (>30*), respectively. Essential oils of fruits of two
Eucalyptus species (E. globulus and E. citriodora) were studied
and
found
to
be
different
from
those
obtained
from
their
respective leaves. Essential oils from leaves of young and old
plants of E. globulus did not show significant differences in
yield and composition.
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Eucalyptus Species