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a-pinene ( 2.8%)
camphene (0.7%)
b-pinene (0.1%)
myrcene (0.1%)
p-cymene (0.3%)
1,8-cineole (0.8%)
limonene ( 1.2%)
(E)-b-ocimene (0.2%)
cis-linalool oxidef (0.3%)
fenchone ( 41.9%)
terpinolene (0.3%)
linalool ( 2.7%)
a-fenchyl alcohol ( 1.2%)
a-campholenal (0.3%)
ffuranoid form
Kirmizibekmez et al. (2009) compared
the compositions of the flower and leaf oils
of L. stoechas subsp. stoechas of Turkish
origin. Using a combination of GC-FID
and GC/MS, the oils were found to con-
tain 55 and 66 constituents, respectively.
T- 1. Comparative percentage composition of the leaf/stem and flower oils of Lavandula stoechas subsp. stoechas
Compound Leaf/stem oil Flower oil
a-thujene t -
a-pinene 3.0 0.7
camphene 2. 8 0.1
verbenene 0.1 t
sabinene t t
b-pinene - t
cis-pinane‡ - t
myrcene t -
b-phellandrene 0.1 t
d-3-carene 0.1 -
a-terpinene t t
o-cymene 0.1 -
p-cymene 0.4 0.4
limonene 1. 1 0.9
1,8-cineole 0.2 t
b-phellandrene 0.2 0.2
(Z)-b-ocimene 0.1 t
(E)-b-ocimene t -
g-terpinene 0.1 0.1
terpinolene 0.1 0.1
fenchone 54. 5 73.0
p-cymene t -
linalool 0.4 0.3
thujone t t
a-fenchyl alcohol 0.5 0.4
chrysanthenone 0.1 t
a-campholenal 0.2 0.2
trans-pinocarveol t t
cis-verbenol t 0.1
camphor 15. 4 9. 3
p-mentha- 1,5-dien-8-ol t t
Compound Leaf/stem oil Flower oil
pinocarvone t t
lavandulol t -
borneol 1. 6 0.7
pinocamphone 0.1 0.1
terpinen-4-ol 0.1 0.1
p-cymen-8-ol 0.3 0.3
myrtenal 1. 42 0.8
verbenone 0.1 0.1
trans-carveol t t
carvone 0.1 0.2
bornyl acetate 2. 4 5. 1
lavandulyl acetate 0.2 0.4
thymol t t
myrtenyl acetate 5.0 3. 7
isoledene 0.1 t
a-copaene 0.15 t
longifolene t -
b-caryophyllene t t
aromadendrene - t
a-humulene t -
allo-aromadendrene 0.1 -
g-gurjunene t t
germacrene D t -
valencene t -
bicyclogermacrene t -
cis-b-guaiene 0.2 0.2
a-selinene 0.4 0.2
rosifoliol t -
viridiflorol t -
cadinol t -
A summary of the oil compositions can
be seen in T- 2.
Tzakou et al. (2009) used GC-FID
and GC/MS to compare the composi-
tion of flower and leaf oils of L. stoechas
subsp. stoechas of Greek origin. The
results of this study are summarized
on T- 3. In addition, trace amounts of
(<0.1%) of tricyclene, verbenene, sabi-
nene, b-pinene, myrcene, a-terpinene,
p-cymene, limonene, g-terpinene, terpi-
nolene, linalool, a-campholenal, sabina
ketone, pinocarvone, borneol, myrtenal,
trans-carveol, cis-carveol, cuminalde-
hyde, 2-phenethyl acetate, geranial,
lavandulyl acetate, p-cymen-7-ol, trans-
pinocarvyl acetate, a-cubebene, eugenol,
neryl acetate, longifolene, isocaryoph-
yllene, b-caryophyllene, b-copaene,
a-guaiene, allo-arowmadendrene,
cadina- 1( 6),4-diene, g-muurolene,
b-selinene, 1,11-epoxycalamenene,
Mahboubi and Kazempour (2009)
used both GC-FID and GC/MS to char-
acterize the composition of a lab-distilled
oil of Iranian grown L. stoechas. The
oil was found to contain the following
components:
a-pinene (0.6%)
camphene (0.2%)
sabinene (0.5%)
b-pinene ( 1.1%)
1-octen-3-ol (0.2%)
myrcene (0.9%)
b-phellandrene (0.2%)
d-3-carene ( 1.5%)
1,8-cineole ( 33.6%)
‡doubtful natural occurrence; *correct isomer not identified; t = trace (<0.05%)