Chemotaxonomic relevance of the constituents from the leaves of Rothmannia merrillii

Mario A. Tan, Christian Nicolo

Abstract

Phytochemical investigation on Rothmannia merrillii, an endemic Philippines Rubiaceae species, had led to the isolation of vomifoliol (1) and p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (2). Their chemotaxonomic relevance to other Rubiaceae species is discussed