Lavandula stoechas

Fenchone, Cj Hj O, is found in fennel oil and in the oil of Lavandula Stoechas, in its deirtro-rotatory form, and as laevo-fenchone in oil of thuja leaves. It can be extracted from these oils by treating the fraction boiling at 190° to 195° with nitric acid, or permar anate of potassium, and then steam distilling the unaltered fenchone. 

Kokkalou, E. 1988. The constituents of the essential oil from Lavandula stoechas growing wild in Greece. Planta Med. 47 58-59. 

Sinclair, W. T., Morman, J., and Ennos, R. 1998. Multiple origins for Scots pine (Pinus sylves-tris L.) in Scotland evidence from mitochondrial DNA variation. Heredity 80 233-240. Skoula, M., Abidi, C. and Kokkalou, E. 1996. Essential oil variation of Lavandula stoechas L. ssp. stoechas growing wild in Crete (Greece). Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 24 255-260. 

Yalentini, G., Arnold, N. and Bellomaria, B. 1993. Etude chimique comparative des huiles essen-tieUes de quatre populations de Lavandula stoechas L. Plante med. phytother. 224 289-299. 

Gulpin, I., Sat, I.G., Beydemir, S., Elmastas, M. and Kufrevioglu, O.l. (2004) Comparison of antioxidant activity of clove (Eugenia caryophylata Thunb) buds and lavender (Lavandula stoechas L.). Food Chemistry 87, 393 100. 

Dadalioglu, I. and Evrendilek, C.A. (2004) Chemical compositions and antibacterial effects of essential oils of Turkish oregano (Origanum minutiflorum), bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), Spanish lavender (Lavandula stoechas L.), and fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) on common foodborne pathogens. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 52, 8255-8260. 

Another type of lavender, Lavandula stoechas, is less commonly encountered. It has a very high camphor content (15-30%), which necessitates cautious handling. Its main component is fenchone (45-50%), a terpenoid ketone, which, although a ketone, is considered nontoxic, nonirritant and nonsensitizing. 

Lavandula stoechas L. SCN Spanish lavender OCN French lavender Part flower... 

Constit. of Lavandula stoechas, Lonicera morrowii and Prunus spp. Pale yellow-orange powder. Mp 104°. [a]j)... 

Angioni, A. Barra, A. Coroneo, V. Dessi, S. Cabras, P. Chemical composition, seasonal variability, and antifungal activity of Lavandula stoechas L. ssp. stoechas essential oils from stem/leaves and flowers. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2006, 54, 4364 370. 

Hassiotis, C. N., 2010. Chemical compounds and essential oil release through decomposition process from Lavandula stoechas in Mediterranean region, 38 493-501. 

Vokou, D., D. Chalkos, G. Karamanlidou, and M. Yiangou, 2002. Activation of soil respiration and shift of the microbial popnlation balance in soil as a response to Lavandula stoechas essential oil. 

Constit. of Lavandula stoechas and Stevia salicifolia. Cryst. (CHCI3). Mp 183-184°. [a] +48° (c, 2 in EtOH). 9-Ac 9(x-Acetoxy-ip-hydroxy-2-longipinen-1 -one C17H24O4 M 292.374 Constit. of L. stoechas. 

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