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Bursera graveolens (Kunth) Triana & Planch - syn. Elaphrium graveolens Kunth; Terebinthus graveolens (Kunth) Rose - Burseraceae
palo santo (span.)

Tree, up to 10m high, native from Mexico to Peru; wood fragrant, emits a pleasant odor when burnt in form of shavings, also distilled for essential oil.

Another tree of South America, Bulnesia sarmientoi, is also called palo santo.

GC-O analysis showed that α-terpineol, carvone, mintlactone, iso-mintlactone and some sesquiterpenoids contribute to the characteristic odor of the wood oil, which was described as woody, herbal, and minty.
[Chemical composition of three extracts of Bursera graveolens., Yukawa, C., Imayoshi, Y., Iwabuchi, H., Komemushi, S., Sawabe, A., Flavour and fragrance journal, 21(2), 2006, 234-238]

Steam-distilled essential oil consisted of monoterpenes (78.2%) and sesquiterpenes (9.6%). Major constituents were limonene (58.6%), α-terpineol (10.9%), menthofuran (6.6%), carvone (2.0%), pulegone (1.1%), γ-muurolene (1.2%), germacrene D (1.7%), and trans-carveol (1.1%).
[Essential oil of Bursera graveolens (Kunth) triana et planch from Ecuador., Young, D.G., Chao, S., Casablanca, H., Bertrand, M.C., Minga, D., Journal of Essential Oil Research, 19(6), 2007, 525-526]