The Scent of Lotus Flowers
- 1 July 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Essential Oil Research
- Vol. 3 (4) , 221-227
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1991.9697932
Abstract
A solvent extract of Nelumbo nucifera ‘Shinnyoren’ flowers was investigated by GC and GC/MS. Seventy compounds were identified with the major constituents being hydrocarbons representing more than 75% of the extract. 1,4-Dimethoxybenzene, 1,8-cineole, terpinen-4-ol and linalool were found to be indispensible in characterizing the scent of lotus flower. Using headspace analysis, the volatiles of 44 cultivars of N. nucifera, one cultivar of N. Pentapetala and four hybrids were compared chromatographically. Although 1,4-dimethoxybenzene was found to increase daily during anthesis, it was found to be at a higher concentration in N. pentapetala of American origin than in N. nucifera of Oriental origin.Keywords
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