Chemical composition of the leaf oil of peperomia hernandiifolia (piperaceae) from costa rica

Abstract

The composition of the essential oil from leaves of Peperomia hernandiifolia (Piperaceae) from Costa Rica was analyzed by capillary GC/MS. Eight compounds were identified corresponding to about 99% of the oil. The oil was constituted almost exclusively by fatty acid derivatives. The mayor components were decanal (85.0%) and decanoic acid (12.6%).