All Terpenes

Camphene

Camphene is a monoterpene with a damp, woodsy aroma of pine needles and wet forest floor, sharing the camphor family character of its botanical sources. It occurs in camphor oil, cypress, ginger, and nutmeg, and unusually for a terpene it is a waxy solid at room temperature.

Woody Piney Earthy

Camphene is a common terpene that, in isolation, produces a pungent fragrance that is woodsy and damp and often features strong notes of pine. Similar to the aroma of myrcene, it is found in several plant species other than cannabis, including bergamot, camphor, citronella, cypress, ginger, neroli, nutmeg, rosemary, and valerian.

Like many other terpenes, camphene is used as a food additive and as an aroma agent (it is often combined with pinene).

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Chemical Structure

At a glance

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CAS number: 79-92-5
Formula: C10H16
Molecular weight: 136.23 g/mol
Boiling point: 159 °C (melts ~50 °C; waxy solid at room temp)
Flash point: ~36 °C
FEMA number: 2229
PubChem: CID 6616

Common questions

What does camphene smell like?

Damp woods: pine needles, wet earth, and a cool camphor edge. It is mustier than the pinenes.

Why does camphene look different from other terpenes?

It melts around 50 °C, so unlike most terpenes, which are liquids, pure camphene is a soft waxy solid at room temperature. In blends it stays fully dissolved.