The essential oil of Cytisus triflorus L’Her., a Mediterranean species was obtained by steam distillation and identified by GC and GC-MS. 61 compounds were determined. The oxygenated terpenoidic components constituted the most important fraction (64%) followed by the fatty acids (8.2% ) and the hydrocarbonated fractions (10.7% ). Keywords : Cytisus triflorus L'Her., Fabaceae, Genisteae, essential oil, linalool, a-terpineol , geraniol, fatty acids, hexadecanoic acid, hydrocarbons.
