Abstract
AbstractThe essential oils of the five indigenous myrtaceous species of Lord Howe Island have been examined. Leptospermum polygalifolium Salisb. subsp. howense J. Thompson produced an oil in 0.9–1% yield in which the major compounds were the α‐, β‐ and γ‐eudesmols. These three compounds accounted for over 75% of the oil. Melaleuca howeana Cheel yielded an oil in approximately 0.1% yield in which the major compounds were 1,8‐cineole (5–40%) and globulol (8–18%). Cleistocalyx fullageri (F. Muell.) Merr. & Perry gave an oil, in approximately 0.1% yield, in which the major compound was α‐pinene. Metrosideros sclerocarpa Dawson ex P. S. Green produced an oil in at most 0.05% yield in which the major compound was allo‐aromadendrene (75%), while Metrosideros nervulosa C. Moore & F. Muell. gave an oil in approximately 0.01% yield in which the major compounds were sesquiterpene alcohols together with n‐hexadecanol.
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