Chemical composition of fruit and stem essential oils of <i>Lantana camara</i> from northern India

Abstract

Abstract The chemical composition of fruits and stem essential oils of Lantana camara from the northern plains of India were analysed by GC and GC–MS, which resulted in the identification of 52 and 66 constituents, representing 98.1% and 96.6% of the oils, respectively. The major constituents in the fruits oil were palmitic acid (22.8%), stearic acid (12.8%) and germacrene‐D (7.1%), while the major constituents in the stem oil were palmitic acid (32.7%) and stearic acid (23.9%). Copyright © 2003 John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd.