Introduction. Clove (Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & Perry) is a medicinal plant from Moluccas which is used to treat various diseases. There are many varieties of S. aromaticum, i.e., zanzibar, sikotok, siputik, and raja.

Aim. This research was aimed to analyze of compounds varieties of cloves (Zanzibar, Sikotok, Siputik, and Raja). Leaves of S. aromaticum were collected from plantation clove Negeri Lima village, Ambon island, Indonesia. Samples were extracted used n-hexane solvent.

Result. Chemical compounds were determined by using GC-MS. Zanzibar varieties contained 5 compounds, i.e. eugenol (70.43%), β-caryophyllene (16.79%), α-humulene (3.05%), caryophyllene oxide (2.07%), tetratetraconten (3.12%). Raja varieties compounds consisted of 77.24% eugenol, 16.15% β-caryophyllene, 1.52% α-humulene, 5.08% caryophyllene oxide. Sikotok varieties consisted of 16.50% β-isoprophylideneglycerol, 48.33% eugenol, 28.80% β-caryophyllene, 2.97% α-humulene, 3.40% caryophyllene oxide. Varieties of siputik consisted of 80.15% eugenol, 13.44% β-caryophyllene, 1.50% α-humulene, 4.90% caryophyllene oxide.

Conclusion. The content of compounds found in 4 varieties of clove consisted of eugenol, β-caryophyllene, α-humulene, and caryophyllene oxide.