abstract the leaf oil of viticipremna queenslandica was analyzed by gc and gc/ms and was found to be dominated by sesquiterpenes, with -caryophyllene (27-34%), germacrene d (1-16%), bicyclogermacrene (9-15%) and spathulenol (2-6%) being the major components. linalool (0.1-9%) was the most important of the monoterpenes.