Chemical Composition of the Leaf Essential Oil of Calyptranthes pittieri from Monteverde, Costa Rica

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 273-277

  Cole, Ramona A ^a   Haber, William A ^b,c   Setzer, William N ^a  

^a University of Alabama in Huntsville   (United States)

^b MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calyptranthes pittieri; Composition; Essential oil; Linalool; Terpinen 4 ol; Trans 2 hexenal; terpineol

Indexed keywords

CALYPTRANTHES; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 34548849169     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2007.10643553     Document Type: Article

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