Volatile Leaf Oils of Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng., P. humilis Nash, and P. palustris (Raf.) Sarg. (Lauraceae) of North America

Arthur O. Tucker Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Delaware State University, Dover, DE, 19901-22

Michael J. Maciarello Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Delaware State University, Dover, DE, 19901-22

B. Eugene Wofford Department of Botany, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996-1100

W. Michael Dennis Dennis, Breedlove & Associates, Inc., 4301 Metric Dr., Winter Park, FL, 32792

Abstract

The essential oils of three species of Persea of southeastern North America were examined by GC/MS. Persea borbonia is characterized by camphor (34.77±3.69%) and 1,8-cineole (17.71±4.50%); P. humilis is characterized by camphor (46.95±2.82%) and 1,8-cineole (12.71±5.40%); while P. palustris is characterized by 1,8-cineole (17.05±8.71%), p-cymene (14.81±17.29%), and camphor (10.60±13.71%).

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