Botanical Studies

Table 5 Yield of the essential oils from Drimys brasiliensis Miers present at 1900 and 2100 m altitude in a Montane Cloud Forest in Itamonte, MG, Brazil

From: Comparison of leaf anatomy and essential oils from Drimys brasiliensis Miers in a montane cloud forest in Itamonte, MG, Brazil

	1900			2100
Plant material	FF	FS	G	FF	FS	G
Mass (g)	55.77	36.24	80.05	55.77	35.16	80.03
Humidity (%)	67.00	0.00	50.50	53.00	0.00	51.50
^*Yield (% p/p HFB)	0.92	1.02	0.03	0.48	0.80	0.03

FF, Fresh leaves; FS, Dry leaves; G, Fresh branches; HFB, Humidity free base. ^*Yield = Yield average of the oils from 4 individuals of D. brasiliensis/altitude level.

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