Cyclopropene fatty acids of six seed oils from malvaceae

Seeds ofHibiscus leptocladus, H. sturtii, Sida echinocarpa, Abutilon amplum, Gossypium robinsonii andLagunaria patersonii contained 11.2\s-26.8% oil and 11.6\s-18.2% protein. Spectral, chromatographic and chemical analyses of the seed oils revealed the presence of malvalic (0.5\s-3.2%), sterculic (0.1\s-1.7%) and dihydrosterculic (trace-0.7%) acids.