Volatile constituents of the essential oil leaf ofLantana salvifolia Jacq. (Verbenaceae)

Abstract

The essential oils from the leaves of Lantana salvifolia Jacq. (Verbenaceae) growing in Brazzaville, Congo, were analysed by GC and GC–MS. They were characterized by the predominance of neral (15–20%) and geranial (26–34%); the more representative sesquiterpenes were β-caryophyllene and its oxide (11–18%). This essential oil is compared with that of Lantana camara L. and other species. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.