Rhizome Essential Oil of<i>Hedychium aurantiacum</i>(Zingiberaceae), A Potential Source of (+)-Linalool

Abstract

ABSTRACT The essential oil from rhizomes of H. aurantiacum Roscoe (Zingiberaceae) was found to consist largely of (+)-linalool (80.6%) and monoterpene hydrocarbons (16.0%). The composition of the oil differs markedly from the rhizome essential oil obtained from H. spicatum var. acuminatum (H. acuminatum Roscoe), a plant which closely resembles H. aurantiacum.