Composition of the essential oils of fruits from polyploid types of thapsia villosa L.: Chemotaxonomic evaluation

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 123-128

  Avato, Pinarosa ^a   Trabace, Gina ^a   Smitt, Ulla W ^b  

^a Facolt di Fannacia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Apiaceae; Chemotypes; Elemicin; Essential oil composition; Limonene; Methyl eugenol; Ploidy; Thapsia villosa

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOMES; COMPOSITION; FRUITS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CHEMOTYPES; ELEMICIN; LIMONENE; METHYL EUGENOL; PLOIDY;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

EID: 0030104260     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.1996.9700578     Document Type: Article

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