Constituents of essential oils from the leaves and rhizomes of Ophiopogon fruticulosus Aver., N.Tanaka & K.S. Nguyen from Vietnam

Ophiopogon fruticulosus Aver., N.Tanaka & K.S. Nguyen (local name ‘Địa Long’, meaning “Earth Dragon”) (Asparagaceae) was reported as a new Ophiopogon species in the flora of Laos and Vietnam. It is distributed in primary evergreen broad-leaved forests on limestone mountainous areas (500-1200 m above sea level) and locally abundant in Tuyen Quang province, in the North of Vietnam. From the fresh rhizomes of this plant, apleasant smelling yellow...