Two clerodane-type furano-diterpenes were obtained from the methanolic
extract of the bark of Croton hovarum. Structural determinations were
made by spectroscopic data. One compound is a novel substance, 3 alph
a,4 beta-dihydroxy-15, 16-epoxy-12-oxo-cleroda-13(16),14-dien-9-al, wh
ile the other is 3 alpha,4 hydroxy-15,16-epoxy-12-oxocleroda-13(16),14
-diene. Furthermore, three well-known triterpenes and 4-hydroxyhygrini
c acid were also isolated.