Volatile oil composition of Toddalia asiatica L. var. floribunda leaves collected from Parunthumpara, Idukki district, Kerala

The chemical composition of leaf volatile oil of Toddalia asiatica L. var. floribunda was analysed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Fifty eight compounds were identified and the major compounds were 1, 2-Dimethoxy-4-(2-methoxyethenyl) benzene (29.25%), β-pinene (13.91%), decanal (12.01%), bicyclogermacrene (5.22%), β-elemene (4.18%) and β- caryophyllene (3.15). Ethers (29.43%) form the majority of the compounds followed by sesquiterpenes (21.88%), monoterpenes (17.97%) and the alcohols (14.97%).