The essential oilof ‘Bourbon’ resembles the ‘Reunion’ geranium oil (International)of commerce for citronellol: geraniol ratio (≈1:1) but because of itsrelatively low content of 6,9 guaiadiene and high content of 10-epi--eudesmol than ‘Reunion’ geranium oil, it is considered as ‘African’geranium oil, in trade.