INCI name: | Lavandula angustifolia |
Part used: | Spica |
Extraction method: | Distillation |
CAS No.: | N/A |
Origin: | Bulgaria |
Appearance: | Clear and transparent mobile liquid |
Odour: | Characteristics of lavender scent |
Relative Density(20℃): | 0.9778 |
Refractive index(20℃): | 1.3321 |
Essential oils contain amount (%) : | 0.08 |
Lavandula angustifolia (lavender or English lavender,though not native to England; also garden lavender, common lavender, true lavender, narrow-leaved lavender), formerly L. officinalis, is a flowering plant in the lamiaceae family , native to the Mediterranean ( Spain, France, Italy, Croatia ect. ) It is a strongly aromatic shrub growing as high as 1 to 2metres (3.3 to 6.6 ft) tall. The leaves are evergreen, 2–6 centimetres (0.79–2.36 in) long, and 4–6mm (0.16–0.24 in) broad. The flowers are pinkish-purple (lavender-coloured), produced on spikes 2–8cm (0.79–3.15 in) long at the top of slender, leafless stems 10–30cm (3.9–11.8 in) long. |