Extracts of the aerial parts of Viguiera eriophora ssp. criophora and Vigui
era puruana afforded, in addition to known compounds, six new heliangolides
and a germacrolide, whose structures were determined by spectral analysis.
HPLC analysis and LC NMR experiments revealed the natural occurrence of th
e compounds in glandular trichomes. The taxonomic relevance of the results
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