| Latin Name : | Leptospermum petersonii |
| English Name : | Lemon-scented tea tree |
| French Name : | Leptosperme citronné |
| Family : | Myrtaceae |
| Origin : | South Africa |
Lemon-scented tea tree is a shrub cultivated as an ornamental plant and to extract essential oil from its flowers and leaves. It can grow up to 5 meters. The white flowers bloom in fall and the leaves have a lemon scent.
| Distilled Part : | Flowers and leaves |
| Extraction : | Steam distillation |
| Oil Characteristics : | Pale yellow to yellow liquid. Fresh citrus scent. |
This oil has a joyful, dynamic and sparkling heart note while increasing attention, action and courage thanks to its effect on the solar plexus.
The leaves are used to flavour black tea.
Lot B-LEPEZAF08Q (2015/06)
South Africa
Terpene aldehydes : geranial (28,62 %), neral (20,98 %), citronellal (20,33 %)
Terpene alcohols : linalool (1,93 %)
Lot BLEPEZAF05V (2019/04)
South Africa
Terpene Aldehydes: geranial (33,242 %), neral (23,306 %), citronellal (15,617 %)
