Chemical Investigation on Leaf, Flower and Fruit Oils of Lantana camara from Côte d'Ivoire.

The compositions of essential oil obtained from leaves, flowers and fruits of Lantana camara L. growing in wild at Cte d'Ivoire, were investigated by GC and ¹³C NMR. Thirty-seven compounds accounting for 88.3-94.5% of the oils have been identified. The leaf, flower and fruits of L. camara produced sesquitetpene-rich essential oils predominated by (E)-β-caryophyllene and a-humulene, in addition to the important content of sabinene, Pβphellandrene and thymol as monoterpenes. It was found the new chemical profiles of L. camara.