Abstract The hydrodistilled oil of Syzygium cordatum Hochst. ex Krauss was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The analysis revealed the presence of 22 compounds (83% of the oil) of which limonene (21.8%) and globulol (16.0%) were the major components. The identified components comprised of 8 monoterpenes and 12 sesquiterpenes. The other two compounds identified were hexanol and (Z)-3-hexenol. Key Word Index: Syzygium cordatum Myrtaceaeessential oil compositionlimoneneglobulol