Abstract Air-dried leaves of Bauhinia ungulata L. were submitted to volatile oil isolation by hydrodistillation to produce an oil in 0.007% yield. The oil obtained was examined by gas chromatography (GC-FID) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Thirteen compounds comprising 95.9% of the total peak area were identified. The main constituents identified were spathulenol (47.7%) and caryophyllene oxide (18.3%).