Infraspecific variability in the essential oil composition of Cistus monspeliensis leaves.
The leaf essential oils of Cistus monspeliensis plants growing wild on calcareous and siliceous soils in Provence (South of France) were analysed by GC and GC-MS. Qualitative and quantitative differences are noted in the essential oil composition between the Cistus populations from the two soil types. For chemotaxonomic purposes, a characterisation of the two types of oil is proposed.
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Laboratoire de Biosystématique et Ecologie Méditerranéenne, FST St Jérôme, Marseille, France. christine.robles@bioeco.u-3mrs.fr
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D005602:France; D019660:Malvaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D012987:Soil
D009822:Oils, Volatile; D012987:Soil