The chemistry of the Euphorbiaceae. VI. A triterpene from Beyeria leschenaultii

GV Baddeley, AJ Bealing, PR Jefferies…

Index: Baddeley,G.V. et al. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 1964 , vol. 17, p. 908 - 914

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION As a logical extension to earlier work in this series attention has been directed to Beyeria leschenaultii (DC) Bail., a shrub about 4 ft high, which is widely dis- tributed in the Eastern Goldfields and. in common with allied species in this region, has a hard resin coating. Previous work has been confined to Ricinocarpusl and Beyeria sppd2 and has shown that the species are a rich source of novel diterpenes. Extraction of Beyeria leschenaultii ...