Abstract The oil of Blepharocalyx salicifolius(Humb., Bonpl. et Kunth) Berg. (Myrtaceae) was analyzed by gas chromatography employing modified cyclodextrins as chiral stationary phases. The major compounds were identified as 1,8-cineole (45.8%), (â)-Î²-pinene(12.3%), (+)-limonene(7.9%),(â)-limonene(3.96%), myrcene(3.06%), (â)-Î±-pinene (2.40%), (+)-Î±-pinene (1.80%) and (S)-linalool (1.33%).