The presence of ursolic and its 2alfa-hydroxy derivative was established in the Labiatae Hyptis umbrosa Salzmann. Ursolic acid was also isolated from another Labiatae Eriope crassipes Bentham (Labiatae).
Hyptis umbrosa Salzmann and Eriope crassipes Bentham (Labiatae); ursolic acid; 2alfa-hydroxy-ursolic acid; triterpene