Two known diterpenes, (ent)-2-oxokaur-16-en-18,19-diol (psiadin) and (
ent)-kaur-16-en-2 alpha,18,19-triol, and three novel diterpenes, (ent)
-16 beta, 17-dihydroxykauran-2O-oic acid, 2-oxotracnyloban-18,19-diol
and trachyloban-2 beta,6 beta, 19-triol have been isolated from the le
af exudate of Psiadia punctulata. The structures of the diterpenes was
established on the basis of spectroscopic analysis and previously pub
lished data on the known compounds. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.