Essential oil of an unidentified Illicium species from Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam

• Published in: Flavour and fragrance journal Vol. 13; no. 6; pp. 393 - 396
• Main Authors: Tam, Nguyen Thi, An, Ha Lai, Muselli, Alain, Bighelli, Ange, Casanova, Joseph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.11.1998; Wiley
• Subjects: 13C-NMR; Analytical chemistry; Applied sciences; Chemical industry and chemicals; Chemical Sciences; essential oil composition; Essential oils, perfumes; Exact sciences and technology; GC-MS; Illiciaceae; Illicium; Illicium sp; linalool; safrole; Washing products. Cosmetics and toiletries. Perfumes; Asia; Vietnam; Terpenoid; Chemical analysis; Root; Coupled method; Illicium; Bark; Illiciaceae; Plant leaf; Gas chromatography; Dicotyledones; Branch; Sesquiterpenes; Plant trunk; Angiospermae; Monoterpene; Spermatophyta; Chemical composition; Essential oil; Mass spectrometry
• ISSN: 0882-5734; 1099-1026
• DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1026(199811/12)13:6<393::AID-FFJ764>3.0.CO;2-R

The chemical composition of leaf, branch, trunk‐bark and root‐bark oils of an unidentified Illicium species was investigated by several analytical techniques (GC, GC–MS and 13C‐NMR). Thirty‐six constituents were identified. The leaf and branch oils were characterized by a large amount of linalool (30.3 and 33.4%), while safrole was the major compound of the trunk‐ and root‐bark oils (60.2 and 77.7%, respectively). In addition to phenotypic and genetic parameters, the composition of the essential oil could be a factor to be considered in determining the plant taxonomy of this species of Illicium discovered in Ninh Binh Province (North Vietnam). Copyright © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.