Three new lupane-type triterpenes from Ceriops tagal.

Three new lupane-type triterpenes, 3 alpha-O-trans-feruloylbetulinic acid (1), 3 alpha-O-trans-coumaroylbetulinic acid (2) and 3beta-O-cis-feruloylbetulin (3), together with 10 known triterpenes (4-13), were isolated from the aerial parts of the mangrove plant Ceriops tagal. The structures of the three new compounds were established by means of spectroscopic data analyses and chemical methods.