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Ноти серцяПіраміда
3/5Сила
—Стійкість
4Походження
Зразок
Листя мікелії як парфумерна сировина
Ноти серця
Magnolia × alba
Визначення

Green, terpenic, faintly floral — the darker, more vegetal side of the champaca tree. Michelia leaf smells like a tropical greenhouse: humid green with a hint of the flower's sweetness underneath.

Floral
100
Vert
81
Doux
49
Poudré
52
Fruité
35
Boisé
48
MAGNOLIA LEAF WHITE CHAMPACA LEAF
Type
Складник
Olfactive family
Квіткові
Source
flowers
Chemical class
complex natural (essential oil)
Інструменти
Піраміда
ВВерхні ноти
СНоти серця
ББазові ноти
3/5Сила
Середня
інтенсивність запаху
Країни-виробники
Камбоджа Китай Індія Індонезія

Запах

Green, terpenic, faintly resinous, with a whisper of the flower's creamy sweetness. Less floral than champaca blossom, more vegetal and humid. Like crushing a champaca leaf — tropical green with a slightly waxy, piney undertone. The beta-caryophyllene gives it a faint peppery edge.

Теруар і походження

Докладно

Michelia leaf refers to the foliage of Michelia champaca or Michelia alba (now reclassified under Magnolia). Unlike the intensely fragrant flowers, the leaves offer a greener, more subdued aromatic profile — terpenic, slightly resinous, with traces of the floral character inherited from volatile compounds present throughout the plant.

The leaf volatile profile typically contains higher proportions of monoterpenes (alpha-pinene, beta-pinene, limonene) and sesquiterpenes (beta-caryophyllene, alpha-humulene) compared to the flower, which is dominated by esters and linalool. The result is a greener, more herbaceous version of champaca.

In perfumery, michelia leaf is rarely encountered as a distinct material. When referenced, it suggests the green, tropical-forest aspect of the tree rather than the creamy-fruity floral of the blossom. It provides context — the leaf is the environment from which the flower emerges.

Useful in compositions seeking tropical green depth rather than overt florality.

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Related: Abelia · Almond Blossom · Alpha Terpineol · Alstroemeria · Alumroot · Amarillys · Amazon Moonflower · Amethyst Flower

Отримання й хімія

Спосіб отримання

Steam distillation of Michelia champaca leaves is possible but not standard commercial practice. The leaf oil has a lower value than flower absolute. Some producers in India and Indonesia offer leaf distillates as byproducts of flower absolute production.

Формула
Complex mixture; key compounds: linalool (C₁₀H₁₈O), methyl eugenol (C₁₁H₁₄O₂)
CAS
92457-18-6
Ботанічна назва
Magnolia × alba
Зовнішній вигляд
Colorless to pale yellow liquid
Сила запаху
Середня
Синоніми
MAGNOLIA LEAF WHITE CHAMPACA LEAF
Статус IFRA
Див. примітку

No IFRA Standard for the material itself (51st Amendment)

Фізичні властивості
Температура спалаху
150.00 °F. TCC ( 65.56 °C. ) (est)
Відносна густина
0.870 to 0.910 @ 25.00 °C.

У парфумерії

Michelia leaf provides a green, terpenic modifier suggesting the tropical foliage context of champaca flowers. Not widely available as a distinct commercial extract — usually referenced as part of champaca-tree accords. Functions as a green base note with tropical character. Reconstructed from green terpenes (pinene, limonene), caryophyllene, and traces of champaca-type florals. Useful in tropical green accords and jungle-realist compositions.

Роль у формулі
01фіксатор
02підсилювач дифузії
03модифікатор
04кістяк
05фірмова нота
06сполучний компонент
Форми випуску
ефірна олія абсолют

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