Plant Diversity ›› 1991, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (01): 1-3.

• Articles •    

THE CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF PELARGONIUM ROSUM OIL

MA Jian-Bing LI Jian YU Xue-Jian DING Jing-Kai WU Yu DING Zhi-Hui   

  1. Laboratory of Phytochemistry, Kunming Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica
  • Online:1991-02-25 Published:1991-02-25

Abstract: The essential oil of Pelargonium rosum which is produced in Yunnan was analyzed by Finnigan-4510 GC/MS/DS. Some 57 compounds belonging to 7 alcohols (56.3), 25 esters and ethers (20.51), 20 terpenoids (8.51), 3 carbonyl compounds (10.71) and 2 other constituents (0.66) were identified.The analysis shows that the essential oil of Pelargonium rosum is similar to the French Pelargonium oil.

Key words: Pelargonium rosum