Composition of the floral waxes of Rosa gallica, Jasminum grandiflorumm, and Viola odorata

The chemical compositions of the waxes of the flowers of Rosa gallica L., J asminum grandiflorum L., and Viola odorata L. have been characterized The w axes of these plants mainly contained hydrocarbons and fatty and cyclic alc ohols and their esters with fatty acids. The highest level of free fatty ac ids (12.4%) was found in the J. grandiflorum wax. Depending on the plant sp ecies, the above-mentioned groups of substances differed in composition and amount but hydrocarbons predominated.