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Composition of Pteryxia terebinthina var. californica (Coult. and Rose) Mathias essential oils

Abstract

β-Pinene (35.0%, 53.8%) was the major component of both the aerial parts and the root oils of Pteryxia terebinthina var. californica , respectively. β-Phellandrene (12.2%) was the other most abundant component of the oil from aeial parts while δ-3-carene (14.2%) was the second abundant component of the root oil.

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Philip E. Beauchamp, Vasu Dev, Elsa Munevar-Mendoza, Peggy E. Moore. 2000. Composition of Pteryxia terebinthina var. californica (Coult. and Rose) Mathias essential oils. https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.2000.9699538

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