Backhousia anisata vickery, an alternative source of (E)-anethole

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 445-454

  Blewitt, Maree ^a   Southwell, Ian A ^c  

^a

^b Australia

^c Wollongbar Agricultural Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

(E) anethole; Aniseed myrtle; Backhousia anisata; Methyl chavicol; Myrtaceae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142142330     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2000.9699563     Document Type: Article

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