Essential Oils of a New Hybrid: Salvia officinalis x S. lavandulifolia ssp. vellerea

ABSTRACT

The chemical composition of the essential oils of Salvia officinalis x S. lavandulifolia ssp. vellerea and its parents. S. officinalis L. and S. lavandulifolia Vahi. ssp. vellerea (Cuatr.) Rivas Goday & Rivas Martínez was determined by GC, IR and GC/MS. The major components of S. officinalis oil were α-thujone (22.82%), 1,8-cineole (15.71%) and viridiflorol (10.92%), while the oil of S. lavandulifolia contained 1,8-cineole (43.73%) and camphor (14.63%). In addition to possessing intermediate amounts of most components of both oils, the hybrid oil contained α- and β-thujone (3.04%, 0.56%) and manool (1.94%) which are not found in S. lavandulifolia oil.

KEY WORD INDEX:

• Salvia officinalis x Salvia lavandulifolia ssp. vellerea
• Salvia officinalis
• Salvia lavandulifolia ssp. vellerea
• Lamiaceae, essential oil composition
• 1,8-cineole
• β-pinene
• α-thujone
• camphor
• viridiflorol