METIL EUGENOL, KHEMOTIPE DARIMINYAK ATSIRI Melaleuca spp. (MYRTACEAE) YANG TUMBUH DIKEBUN RAYA CIBODAS

Tri Murningsih (Bidang Botani, Pusat Penelitian Biologi-LIPI)
Chairul Chairul (Bidang Botani, Pusat Penelitian Biologi-LIPI)
Emma Sri Kuncari (Bidang Botani, Pusat Penelitian Biologi-LIPI)

BERITA BIOLOGI
Vol 9, No 6 (2009)

The essential oils of the fresh leaves of Melaleuca spp. (M. alternifolia Cheel, M. ericifolia Sm., M. squarrosa Donn, and M.genistifolia Sm.) from Cibodas Botanical Garden, Indonesia were isolated by a hydrodistillation method and analysed by a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) technique. The various Melaleuca species showed differences within their relative essential oil compositions. The oils from all samples were of the methyl eugenol (10.30-71.25%) chemotype. The others major constituent were terpinen-4-ol (38.49%), linalool (19.65%) and bis(2-ethylhexyl)phtalate (66.09%) in the M. alternifolia, M. ericifolia, and M. genistifolia respectively.