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And there is minimum waste, although essential oils are a luxury item which normally require a lot of raw material. For example, 390 kilos of niaouli flowers give only 2.2 liters of oil!
''The regions of the big island and their essential oilsare:''
* ''The central highlands'' - a mosaic of mountains, basins, plains and hills, provide thyme, eucalyptus, cypress, helichrysum, geranium, lemongrass, basil, citriodora and ravintsara.
* ''In the east of the country'' - regularly flooded due to trade winds bringing water, there grow cloves, pepper, cinnamon, lantana, niaouli, vetiver, ginger, lemongrass, and pink pepper.