Aromatic Plants of French Polynesia. IV. Composition and Chemical Variations of the Essential Oils of Leaves of Etlingera cevuga (Seeman) R.E. Smith

Abstract

The chemical variation of the essential oils of leaves of Etlingera cevuga collected in three locations of the island of Tahiti were studied by capillary gas chromatography and combined GC/MS. The chemical profile of the oils remains relatively constant where methyl eugenol (40.9–45.7%), (E)-methyl isoeugenol (8.6–16.5%), (Z)-methyl isoeugenol (0.8–1.5%) and eugenol (3.6–8.4%) accounted together for more than 55% of the oil.

Key Word Index:

• Etlingera cevuga
• Zingiberaceae
• essential oil composition
• methyl eugenol
• (E)-methyl isoeugenol