The Volatile Leaf Oil of Eugenia brasiliensis Lam. from Réunion Island

ABSTRACT

The volatile leaf oil of Eugenia brasiliensis growing in Réunion (Indian Ocean) extracted by hydrodistillation was investigated using capillary GC and GC/MS. The volatile oil contained limonene (13.9%), α-pinene (10.9%), 1,8-cineole (7.4%), β-pinene (6.1%) and linalool (6.0%) as major components. Additional 74 compounds have been detected in the volatile oil, 71 of which have been identified.

KEY WORD INDEX:

• Eugenia brasiliensis Lam
• Myrtaceae
• essential oil composition
• monoterpenes
• sesquiterpenes
• limonene
• α-pinene
• 1,8-cineole
• β-pinene
• linalool