Leaf samples of P. aduncum were collected from four different places in the Distrito Federal, Brazil. The essential oil was obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed using GC-FID and GC-MS. The yield of essential oil ranged from 0.7%to 1.3%. Individual populations collected from Brazl芒ndia and Parque do Guar谩 had similar chemical profiles, despite the geographic distance between the locations. The major constituents in both populations were 4-terpineol and piperitone.
The composition of the essential oil from the C贸rrego Bananal population of P. aduncum differed from the other populations and the chemical composition of the individuals formed two groups. The essential oil of one group was dominated by trans-尾-ocimene, bicyclogermacrene, safrol, and sarisan, whereas the other group contained high content of 尾-phellandrene, trans-尾-ocimene, piperitone, 纬-terpinene, and 4-terpineol. Population from 脕gua Limpa farm showed a unique essential oil composition being the only one with a high content of dillapiole.