E. Katsouri et al., An interpopulation study of the essential oils of various parts of Crithmum maritimum L. growing in Amorgos island, Greece, J ESSEN OIL, 13(5), 2001, pp. 303-308
The composition of the essential oil obtained from different parts of Crith
mum maritimum L., growing in Amorgos island (Greece) and their interpopulat
ion variability were investigated by GC and GC/MS. The yield of the essenti
al oil from various parts of the plants in the examined populations, varied
from 0.08-0.99%. Monoterpenes constituted the more important portion of th
e oil while a few sesquiterpene hydrocarbons were detected in small amounts
. The major compounds detected in all cases were p-cymene (0.8-15.8%), meth
yl thymol (4.4-41.0%), terpinen-4-ol (3.9-16.0%), sabinene (1.1-24.7%), bet
a -phellandrene (0-10.3%), gamma -terpinene (6.9-28.6%), or even dillapiole
(0-48.8%) in one case. The results obtained from GC/MS analysis of the oil
s were subjected to multivariate analysis (cluster analysis).