Leaf Oils of Two New Avocado Varieties Endemic to Costa Rica
- 1 November 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Essential Oil Research
- Vol. 10 (6) , 705-707
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1998.9701016
Abstract
The leaf oils of two new montane varieties of Persea americana, endemic to Costa Rica were examined by GC/MS. The analysis of the volatiles showed the presence of 78 components, of which 62 were identified. Persea americana var. tilaranensis oil was characterized by a-phellandrene (14%), β-caryophyllene (21%), germacrene D (14%), β-elemene (8%) and valencene (5%). P. americanavar. costaricensis oils were characterized by germacrene D (26%), β-caryophyllene (21%), valencene (14%), α-phellandrene (3%) and β-elemene (3%).Keywords
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