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    Eucalyptus citriodora - essential oil content and chemical varieties in Kenya.

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    Date
    1985
    Author
    Mwangi, JW
    Guantai, AN
    Muriuki, G
    Type
    Article; en
    Language
    en
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    Abstract
    The essential oil content of leaves of E. citriodora from several locations in Kenya was 2.2-8.3%. The chief constituents of the oil were citronellal (65-88%) citronellol (2-25%) and isopulegol (2-19%). The presence of 2 chemical varieties of E. citriodora in Kenya is reported, the 1,8-cineole variety (containing 18.7% 1,8-cineole) and the citronellol variety (containing 32.1-51.8% citronellol). These varieties did not differ morphologically from the normal variety. The cultivation of E. citriodora in Kenya for both timber and essential oil production is recommended.
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    http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/19860613663.html
    http://hdl.handle.net/11295/89311
    Citation
    East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 1980-1981, publ. 1985 Vol. 46 No. 1/4 pp. 89-96
    Publisher
    University of Nairobi
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