Description of plant and seed: An erect evergreen shrub bearing large, single flowers with pale centers. The capsules, in the form of five cornered pyramids, contain greyish-brown kidney-shaped seeds that have a musky odour. See below the photos taken from the farm of SECOIN CO., LTD.

- CAS number: 8015-62-1 ( 8022-32-0, 84455-19-6 )

- FEMA number: 2050 (2051)

- EINECS number: 282-891-8

- Extraction methods: Hydrodistillation, Steam distillation

- Physical parameters:

Appearance: lightly yellow to brownish liquid
Specific gravity (@15oC): 0.902 ~ 0.920 g/cm3
Refractive index (@20oC): 1.4695 ~ 1.4768
Optical Rotation (@20oC): + 0.2o ~ +2.8o
Acid value (max): 2.8
Ester value: 143.7 ~ 196.0
Ester value (after acetylation): 206.3 ~ 213.7
Solubility: soluble in alcohol 80%

Odour: sweet aromatic scent (oil has a sweet, flowery fragrance quite similar to that of musk.