Volatile Leaf Oils of some Queensland and Northern Australian Species of the GenusEucalyptus. (Series II). Part I. Subgenus Symphyomyrtus, Section Adnataria: (a) Series Oliganthae, (b) Series Ochrophloiae, (c) Series Moluccanae, (d) Series Polyanthemae, (e) Series Paniculatae, (f) Series Melliodorae and (g) Series Porantheroideae

The volatile leaf oils of Eucalyptus leptophelba F. Muell., E. patellatis F. Muell., E. distans Brooker, Boland & Kleinig, E. coolabah subsp. coolabah Blakely & Jacobs, E. coolabah subsp. microtheca F. Muell., E. pruinosa Schauer, E. normantonensis Maiden & Cambage, E. lucasii Blakely, E. thozetiana F. Muell. ex. R. Baker, E. moluccana Roxb., E. fibrosa F. Muell, subsp. fibrosa, E. crebra F. Muell., E. drepanophylla F. Muell. ex. Benth., E. staigeriana F. Muell. ex. Bailey, E. conica Deane & Maiden, E. baueriana Schauer, E. caleyi Maiden, E. sideroxylon A. Cunn. ex. Woolls, E. melliodora A. Cunn. ex. Schauer, and E. petraea D. J. Carrr & S. G. M. Carr, isolated by vacuum distilation, were analysed by GC and GC–MS. Many species contained α-pinene (0·1–28·3%), limonene (0–24·1%), 1,8-cineole (0·4–63·2%), p-cymene (0–16·5%), β-caryophyllene (0–15·7%), aromadendrene (0–32·8%), bicyclogermacrene (0–53·8%), globulol (0·1–9·0%) and spathulenol (0·2–21·4%) as principal leaf oil components: all species contained the aromatic ketone torquatone.