abstract the major components identified in the leaf and fine stem oil of aniba terminalis by gc/ms were -phellandrene (32.8%), linalool (21.7%) and p-cymene (16.7%). the main constituents found in the inflorescence oil (also by gc/ms) were linalool (36.2%), -phellandrene (30.7%) and (e)--ocimene (22.3%). most of the components found in the oils of a. terminalis were mono- and sesquiterpenes, although benzyl benzoates and benzyl salicylate were detected in the inflorescence oil in small quantities. key word index: aniba terminalis lauraceaeessential oil compositionlinalool-phellandrene(e)--ocimenep-cymene