Chemical Composition of the Leaf Essential Oil ofCalyptranthes pittierifrom Monteverde, Costa Rica

The leaf essential oil of Calyptranthes pittieri Standl. (Myrtaceae), from Costa Rica, was isolated by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC-MS. A total of 22 compounds were identified in the leaf oil accounting for 98.1% of the total composition. The most abundant components of the essential oil of C. pittieri were linalool (54.6%), trans-2-hexenal (24.4%), α-terpineol (6.3%), and terpinen-4-ol (4.6%).