Research Article

Glandular Trichomes and Essential Oil of Thymus quinquecostatus

Table 2

Constituents of essential oil of T. quinquecostatus in different periods.

Compound Content (%)
Growth periodFlowering periodNearly withered period

Tricyclene0.030.030.04
Thujene0.030.030.05
α-Pinene0.53//
Camphene1.120.931.56
1-Octen-3-ol0.510.841.32
2-Pentylfuran/0.05/
β-Myrcene/0.46/
β-Pinene0.200.230.38
2-Propylpyridine0.28//
(E,E)-2,4-Nonadienal//0.05
Terpinolene//0.05
(+)-2-Carene0.07//
β-Cymene0.200.39/
Eucalyptol0.502.241.50
D-Limonene0.891.021.41
trans-β-Ocimene0.070.060.11
γ-Terpinene0.210.160.18
1-Nonen-3-ol/0.06/
Linalool40.3139.145.44
D-Camphor0.14/0.16
Carvacrol0.080.130.12
4-Methoxystyrene0.060.230.13
trans-2-Nonenal/0.05/
Borneol/14.58/
l-4-Terpineneol1.862.142.56
α-Terpineol0.530.960.70
cis-Piperitol0.040.070.05
Nerol0.11/0.08
D-Carvone0.040.080.07
Cyclodecane//0.13
Geraniol0.12//
2-Cyclohexen-1-ol/0.13/
Nonanoic acid/0.15/
(E,E)-2,4-Decadienal/0.05/
Linalyl butyrate0.33//
α-Cubebene0.070.040.15
Copaene0.200.18/
β-Bourbon0.310.710.75
Elemene0.450.560.36
2-Ethyl-1,4-dimethyl-benzene0.06//
Caryophyllene4.513.822.44
cis-β-Farnesene0.11//
a-Caryophyllene0.280.260.15
Alloaromadendrene//0.38
γ-Muurolene0.400.320.50
β-Cadinene5.574.133.18
γ-Cadinene//0.18
α-Muurolene//0.52
β-Selinene0.07//
(+)-δ-Cadinene0.840.510.75
α-elemol3.543.031.87
Spathulenol0.400.28/
Caryophyllene oxide0.991.771.03
β-Irisone//0.18
γ-Eudesmol/1.170.73
β-Eudesmol2.101.49/
α-Eudesmol/0.930.63
Benzyl benzoate/0.04/
Copaene//0.11
PMA hydrochloride0.07//
Phytone0.350.830.32
D(+)-Carvone0.04//
n-Hexadecanoic acid1.241.92/
phytol0.240.090.11
(Z,Z)-9,12-Octadecadienoic acid0.15//
Heneicosane/0.03/
Eicosane/0.06/

/ represents compound not detected.