Abstract The essential oil of the fresh leaves of Lantana camera growing in Dehra Dun was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The major constituents identified in the oil included Î²-caryophyllene (23.3%), Î±-humulene (11.5%), germacrene D (10.9%), davanone (7.3%) and Î³-curcumene (6.3%).