Volatile Oil of Psidium cattleianum Sabine from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of fresh leaves of Psidium cattleianum Sabine, collected in the Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil, was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The oil had the main constituents alpha-thujene (25.2%), 1,8-cineole (16.4%) and beta-caryophyllene (10.2%).