Chemical composition of the flower essential oil of Artabotrys hexapetalus (L. f.) bhandare of Vietnam

The pleasant smelling flower essential oil of Artabotrys hexapetalus (L. f.) Bhandare (Annonaceae) was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Twenty-six components of the oil including sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (33.3% of the oil) and oxygenated sesquiterpenoids (47.7%) were identified. P-caryophyllene (11.4%) and caryophyllene oxide (31.5%) were identified as the major components of the oil.