Variability of Essential Oils from the Leaves of the Safou Tree Dacryodes edulis (G. Don) H.J. LAM in Congo-Brazzaville

Hydrodistillation of leaves from eight samples of safou tree or African pear (Dacryodes edulis) in Congo-Brazzaville gave essential oils with a maximum yield of about 0.5 %. These oils contained mostly sesquiterpenes (canidol: 1 - 4 %, β-caryophyllene: 3 - 10 %, cis-bergamotene: tr - 11 %, trans-ber...

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Published inJournal of essential oil-bearing plants (Dehra Dun) Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 108 - 115
Main Authors Silou, Thomas, Loumouamou, Aubin Nestor, Goténi, Séraphin, Bopoundza, Christian, Makany, Armand Roger, Figuérédo, Gilles, Chalchat, Jean-Claude
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 2012
Subjects
beta-caryophyllene
biodiversity
chemical composition
Dacryodes edulis
Essential oils
leaves
oils
safou
sequiterpenes
trees
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Summary:Hydrodistillation of leaves from eight samples of safou tree or African pear (Dacryodes edulis) in Congo-Brazzaville gave essential oils with a maximum yield of about 0.5 %. These oils contained mostly sesquiterpenes (canidol: 1 - 4 %, β-caryophyllene: 3 - 10 %, cis-bergamotene: tr - 11 %, trans-bergamotene: 2 - 11 %, sesquisabinene: 9 - 11 %, eremophylene: 1 - 9 %, α-selinene: 2 - 4 % and aristolone: tr - 4 %) with widely varying chemical profiles. Their chemical composition could serve as a marker for evaluating the biodiversity of this species.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0972060X.2012.10644026
ISSN:0976-5026
0972-060X
0976-5026
DOI:10.1080/0972060X.2012.10644026