Chemical composition of Melicope belahe (Baill.) T. G. Hartley (Rutaceae) leaf essential oil from Madagascar

Melicope belahe (Baill.) T. G. Hartley (Rutaceae) is an endemic species to Madagascar. The chemical composition of leaf essential oil is reported for the first time. A sample was extracted by hydrodistillation and analysis was carried out by combination of chromatographic (GC), spectroscopic and spectrometric (MS, C-13 NMR) techniques. In total, 56 compounds have been identified. The chemical composition was dominated by a-pinene (42.6%) followed by linalool (6.2%) and (E)beta- caryophyllene (5.2%). [GRAPHICS] .