Chemical Composition of Essential Oil from Leaves, Stems and Flowers of Kelussia odoratissima Mozaff. Grown in Iran

The essential oils of the aerial parts (flower, stem and leaf) of Kelussia odoratissima Mozaff. were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Although all samples showed similar overall chemical compositions, the major components of the stem were identified as being borneol (36.9 %), bornyl acetate (14.0 %) and 1,8-cineol (13.6 %) and in the flower were found to be 1,8-cineol (22.0 %), camphor (20.1 %), α-pinene (19.0 %) and camphene (12.0 %). In the leaf oil of the plant β-terpinene (23.0 %) was the predominant compounds. All oils were richer in monoterpenes.