Abstract
The bulbs of three South African
Scilla species have been investigated.
Scilla kraussii yielded 5,7-dihydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzyl)chroman-4-one,
Scilla dracomontana yielded the novel 5,7-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-3-(3-methoxybenzyl)chroman-4-one and also eucomol and 5,7-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-3-(4-hydroxybenzyl)chroman-4-one.
Scilla natalensis again yielded 5,7-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-3-(4-hydroxybenzyl)chroman-4-one and 5,7-dihydroxy-3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzyl)chroman-4-one.