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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Eucalyptus citriodora (Myrtaceae)

Common Names
Lemon Eucalyptus, Lemon-Scented Gum, Spotted Gum, Citron-Scented Gum
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Essential Oil *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Leaf 50.0 3580.0 -0.07 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Leaf Essent. Oil 5000.0 32000.0 -0.72 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Shoot 20000.0 0.15 *
3,3'-DI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID 0 Bark Lowry, J. B. 1968. The Distribution and Potential Taxonomic Value of Alkylated Ellagic Acids. Phytochemistry 7 10: 1803-1813
3-METHOXYAROMADENDRIN 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
3-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID 0 Bark Lowry, J. B. 1968. The Distribution and Potential Taxonomic Value of Alkylated Ellagic Acids. Phytochemistry 7 10: 1803-1813
5-HYDROXY-4',7-DIMETHOXY-6,8-DIMETHYLFLAVONE 0 Leaf *
7-METHOXYAROMADENDRIN 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
7-O-METHYLAROMADENDRIN 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
7-O-METHYLAROMADENDRIN 0 Root 668.0 *
ALLO-AROMADENDRENE 0 Shoot 0.1 -0.19 Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264.
ALPHA-FENCHYL-ALCOHOL 0 Shoot 0.1 -0.49 Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264.
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Leaf Essent. Oil 2000.0 -0.65 *
ALPHA-P-DIMETHYL-STYRENE 0 Shoot 0.1 -1.02 Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264.
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Leaf Essent. Oil 1000.0 -0.86 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Shoot 0.1 -0.31 Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Essential Oil *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf 5.0 380.0 -0.20 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf Essent. Oil 2900.0 6000.0 -0.72 *
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