From aerial parts of five plants lots of Parthenium hysterophorus-P. g
lomeratum collected along 72 km in Salta Province, Argentina, seven kn
own and four new pseudoguaianolides have been found. p-Methoxybenzoic
acid was also isolated from plants growing 2500 m above sea level. The
taxonomic situation of both species is discussed. (C) 1997 Elsevier S
cience Ltd. All rights reserved.