:Common Name

Abies sachalinensis

:Scientific Name

:Introduction

Abies sachalinensis (Sakhalin fir) is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae. It is found in Sakhalin island and southern Kurils (Russia), and also in northern Hokkaido (Japan).

: Details

The essential oil from the leaves and twigs is marketed as Abies oil, and is used in perfumes. The species belongs to Abies, which are morphologically very similar and only the cone characteristics provide a basis for their separation. Therefore the terpene composition of the needle oils has frequently been used for chemotaxonomic comparisons, although it has been suggested that the wood components, such as the juvabione analogues and their steroisomeric variation, would give better results