Two new triterpenoid glycosides from the leaves of Schefflera octophylla.

Two new triterpenoid glycosides were isolated from the leaf blades and the petioles of Schefflera octophylla (Araliaceae). Their structures were characterized as 3α-hydroxylup-20(29)-ene-23, 28-dioic acid 28-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranoside and 3-epi-betulinic acid 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside on the basis of spectral and chemical investigations.