Carnation Flowers
| Botanical Name | Dianthus caryophyllus L. |
| Botanical family | Caryophyllaceae |
| Origin | Eurasia, cultivated in France, Egypt and Kenya |
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| Note | |
| Appearance | pasty solid liquid |
| Color | olive green or a dirty green |
| Odor | strong, spicy, peppery odor, typical of carnation |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | The volatile fraction close to 60% of the absolute, and comprising 110 identified constituents, is concentrated on eugenol (z 8%) and benzyl benzoate (7%); without neglecting phenylethyl alcohol, methyl and benzyl salicylates, benzaldehyde and jasmone. The paraffinic fraction representing approximately 20% comprises tricosan, pentacosane and heptacosane. |
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