Two hydrolysable tannins, nobotanin O and nobotanin P, were isolated from t
he leaf extract of Tibouchina multiflora (Melastomataceae) and their dimeri
c and tetrameric structures elucidated on the basis of spectral data and ch
emical correlations with nobotanin B and K, respectively. Thirteen known hy
drolysable tannins including nobotanins A, B, C and J, which are oligomers
characteristic of the Melastomataceae, were also isolated. (C)1999 Elsevier
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