Essential oils of myrtle (myrtus communis l.) of the mediterranean littoral

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 613-617

  Chalchat, Jean Claude ^a   Garry, Raymond Philippe ^a   Michet, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

1,8 cineole; Essential oil composition; Geographic variation; Myrtaceae; Myrtenyl acetate; Myrtle; Myrtus communis; pinene

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348132810     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.1998.9700988     Document Type: Article

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