Comparison of Essential Oil Composition of Daniellia oliveri (Rolfe) Hutch et Dalz. (Caesalpiniaceae) Leaves from Senegal and Ivory Coast

Abstract

The comparative analyses of essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation of leaves of Daniellia oliveri from Senegal and Ivory Coast were performed by GC and GC/MS. Thirty-six to forty-five components representing 93–95% of the oils were identified in the leaf samples from Senegal and Ivory Coast, respectively. The chemical compositions of both oils were similar. All identified volatile compounds were terpenoids and the major compounds were δ-cadinene (24.2–31.1%) and α-copaene (7.0–8.3%).

Key Word Index:

• Daniellia oliveri
• Caesalpiniaceae
• essential oil composition
• δ-cadinene