Abstract: Cinnamomum appelianum Sehewe and C. pauciflorum Nees were collected from West Huhei in 1983 and analysed by GC/MS/DS on the Finnigan 4510 instrument. The essential oils were prepared from fresh leaves by steam distillation. The properties of the essential oil of C. appelianum were determined as follows: the yield of oil 1.05%, d₂₀²⁰ 0.9547, n_D²⁴ 1.4804, α_D²¹ -2.26; 21 compounds were identified with the major components 1,8eineole (37.02%)and bornyl acetate(16.24%). The properties of the essential oi lof C. pauciflorum were determined as followst: he yield of oil 0.19%, D₂₀²⁰0.9414, n_D²⁴ 1.4944, α_D²¹-13.04; 33 compounds were identified with major components α-pinene(9.09%), 1,8-cineole(8.27%), geraniol(6.03%), geranial(5.90%), geranyl acetate (4.94%) and safrole (4.43%).