Abstract Hydroâ and steamâdistilled volatile oils from the leaves and flowers of Lantana camara L. were analysed by a combination of GC and GCâMS. Fortyâfour components in the hydrodistilled oil and 25 components in the steamâdistilled oil were identified. The main constituents characterized were sabinene (16.5% and 7.3%), Î²âcaryophyllene (14.0% and 22.5%), 1,8âcineole (10.0% and 6.0%), bicyclogermacrene (8.1% and 18.4%) and Î±âhumulene (6.0% and 10.8%) in the hydroâ and steamâdistilled oils, respectively. Copyright Â© 2001 John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd.