Essential oils from the leaves of the Australian species of Palmeria (Monimiaceae)

The leaf oils of the Australian species of Palmeria (Monimaceac) were subjected to analysis by GC and GUMS. From the results obtained it could be seen that the Palmeria species can be divided into four groups depending on the major components present in their leaf oils, viz. elemol, spathulenol, bicyclogermacrene and ishwarane. Only in one case, those samples from Mt Bellenden Ker, where elemol was the major component, was the oil composition linked to a specific locality.