<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The steam volatile leaf oil of <jats:italic>Coleonema pulchellum</jats:italic> Williams contains mainly monoterpenes with α‐and β‐pinene, myrcene and β‐phellandrene between them accounting for approximately 50% of the oil. Linalol and terpinen‐4‐ol accounted for 6% of the oil, while the sesquiterpenes caryophyllene, germacrene‐D and bicyclogermacrene contributed 10%. All told, 55 compounds were detected.