SHORT COMMUNICATION: ESSENTIAL OIL CONSTITUENTS OF ECHINOPHORA PLATYLOBA DC.

The hydrodistilled oil of the aerial parts of Echiophora platyloba DC. was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Ten components have been identified, of which the major constituents were found to be trans-β-ocimene (67.9%), 2-furanone (6.2%), myrcene (6.0%), linalool (3.1%), and cis-βocimene (2.3%). Keyword: Echinophora platyloba; Umbelliferae; Essential oil composition; Trans-βocimene.