Abstract
The essential oils from four wild populations of Lavandula stoechas L. ssp. stoechas of Crete, Greece, have been analysed at the full bloom stage. The main essential oil constituents were α-pinene,1,8-cineole, fenchone, camphor and myrtenyl acetate, all products of different biogenetic routes. A considerable quantitative variation of the essential oils occurred among the different populations, three of them being fenchone/camphor type and one 1,8-cineole/fenchone type. The variation in the quantitative essential oil composition between leaves and inflorescences was also significant. In all cases, inflorescences contained more fenchone, myrtenyl acetate and α-pinene, while leaves contained more 1,8-cineole and camphor. Additionally, the inflorescences produced notably larger essential oil amounts than the leaves.
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