PALMAROSA OIL
Cymbopogon martinii Stapf. Var. Motia.
Leaf
Description
| Appearance: | Fluid liquid |
| Colour: | Pale yellow |
| Aroma: | Sweet, floral rosy |
| Specific gravity: | 0.8804 to 0.8887 at 25 C |
| Optical rotation: | (-) 0.5 to (+) 0.75 o at 25 C |
| Refractive index: | 1.4760 to 1.4790 at 25 C |
| Acid number: | 0.84 to 4 |
| Ester number: | 30 to 41 |
| Ester number after acetylation | 255 to 289 |
| Free alcohols | 68 to 82 % (calculated as geraniol) |
| Total alcohols | 80 – 95 % (calculated as geraniol) |
| Solubility: | soluble in 2 to 2.5 volumes of 70 % alcohol |
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