Essential Oil Composition from Fruits and Aerial Parts of Bilacunaria anatolica A. Duran (Apiaceae) Endemic in Turkey

Abstract

Bilacunaria Pimenov & V.N. Tikhom. (Apiaceae) is represented in Turkey by five species. Bilacunaria anatolica A. Duran (Apiaceae) is a new species belonging to one of the most diversified families in Turkey. Water distilled essential oils from crushed fruits and aerial parts of B. anatolica A. Duran (Apiaceae) endemic in Turkey were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The essential oils of the crushed fruits and aerial parts of B. anatolica collected from Mugla: between Kinik-Fethiye location were characterized with alpha-pinene (25.7%, 28.6%), camphene (18.7%, 10.7%), beta-caryophyllene (10.2%, 10.3%) and caryophyllene oxide (2.6%, 13.4%), respectively.