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%), (−)-β-pinene(12.3%), (+)-limonene(7.9%),(−)-limonene(3.96%), myrcene(3.06%), (−)-α-pinene (2.40%), (+)-α-pinene (1.80%) and (S)-linalool (1.33%).