The Essential Oils of Mosiera enrhengergii (O. Berg) Landrum (Myrtaceae) Originally from Mexico and M. longipes (O. Berg) Small from Florida

Abstract

Essential oils of fragrant Mosiera enrhenbergii (O. Berg) Landrum (Myrtaceae), collected in Arizona from Mexican seed, and M. longipes (O. Berg) Small, collected in Florida, were examined by GC/MS/FID. Thirty-eight constituents were identified with dominant components of limonene (51.6±0.7%) and α-pinene (33.6±2.4%) in M. ehrenbergii and limonene (47.8±2.5%) in M. longipes.

Key Word Index:

• Mosiera ehrenbergii
• Mosiera longipes
• Myrtaceae
• essential oil composition
• limonene
• α-pinene