Plant Diversity ›› 1993, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (01): 1-3.

• Articles •    

WAYS OF PROPAGATING CINNAMOMUM TENUIPILUM AND VARIATIONS IN ITS LEAF ESSENTIAL OIL COMPONENTS

CHENGBi-Qiang XUYong ZENG Gao YUXue-Jian DING Jing-Kai   

  1. Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanic Garden, Kunming Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica
  • Online:1993-02-25 Published:1993-02-25

Abstract: Cinnamomum tenuipilum Kosterm. is a new perfume plant in Yunnan. Based on its major compounds of leaf oils from different strains, nine chemical types could be divided. Among them, the content of faresol type is 54-71 percent, of geraniol type is 86-98 percent, of linalool type is 84-98 percent, of methyl eugenol type is 69-89 percent.

Key words: Cinnamomum tenuipilum, Farnesol