The variation and composition of essential oils from needles, twigs and wood of Cedrus atlantica G.Manetti (Atlas cedar), grown in Algeria were investigated. The compounds of the oils were identified using GC and GC/MS. The major components isolated from the oils were found to be α-pinene (5.6–23.4%), camphene (0.4–1.8%), myrcene (0.1–2.7%), α- terpineol (0.8–6.7%), β-caryophyllene (6.0–11.4%), α-humulene (1.3–2.3%) and caryophyllene oxide (trace-10.3%). Quantitative and qualitative differences in the oil components were found between oils produced in the summer.
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