Abstract The chemical composition of fruits and stem essential oils of Lantana camara from the northern plains of India were analysed by GC and GCâMS, which resulted in the identiï¬cation of 52 and 66 constituents, representing 98.1% and 96.6% of the oils, respectively. The major constituents in the fruits oil were palmitic acid (22.8%), stearic acid (12.8%) and germacreneâD (7.1%), while the major constituents in the stem oil were palmitic acid (32.7%) and stearic acid (23.9%). Copyright Â© 2003 John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd.