A clerodane- and a nor-clerodane-type furano-diterpene were obtained f
rom the methanolic extract of the leaves of Croton hovarum. Structural
determinations which were made from spectroscopic data led to 3,12-di
oxo-15,16-epoxy-cleroda-13(16),14-dien-9-al and 3 alpha,4 beta-dihydro
xy-15,16-epoxy-19-nor-12-oxo-cleroda-5 (10),13(16),14-triene. Furtherm
ore, Vitexin was isolated. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.