Leaf Oils of some<i>Eucalyptus</i>Species Growing in Algeria

Abstract

Abstract The leaf oils of Eucalyptus globulus Labill., E. camaldulensis Dehn., E. gomphocephala A. DC, E. sideroxylon A. Cunn. ex Wolls, E. robusta Smith, E. tereticomis Smith and E. viminalis Labill. isolated by steam distillation were analyzed by GC/MS. All the species contained α-pinene (2.8–24%), β-pinene (0.2–3.6%), limonene (1.5–4.5%), myrcene (0.1–1.1%), 1,8-cineole (3.5–81%), allo-aromadendrene (0.1–8.8%) and globulol (0.2–5.7%) as principal leaf oil components Key Word Index: Eucalyptus globules Eucalyptus camaldulensis Eucalyptus gomphocephala Eucalyptus sideroxylon Eucalyptus robusta Eucalyptus tereticornis Eucalyptus viminalis Myrtaceaeessential oil composition1,8-cineoleα-pinene(E)-β-ocimenep-cymene trans-pinocarveol