Este trabalho relata o isolamento e a identificação de uma nova xantona, 1,4,8-triidroxixantona (1,4,8-triidroxi-9H-xanten-9-ona), isolada das raízes de Vismia latifolia (Guttiferae). Quatro outras xantonas conhecidas também foram isoladas: 1,5-diidroxi-8-metoxixantona, 1,7-diidroxixantona, 1,6-diidroxi-7-metoxixantona e 1,3,5,6-tetraidroxixantona, sendo as duas últimas inéditas no gênero Vismia. As estruturas foram estabelecidas através das técnicas de espectroscópicas de UV, IV, EM e RMN (1D e 2D).
A new xanthone,1,4,8-trihydroxyxanthone (1,4,8-trihydroxy-9H-xanthen-9-one), was isolated from the roots of Vismia latifolia (Guttiferae). Four other known xanthones were isolated: 1,5-dihydroxy-8-methoxyxanthone, 1,7-dihydroxyxanthone, 1,6-dihydroxy-7-methoxyxanthone and 1,3,5,6-tetrahydroxyxanthone. The last two compounds were isolated for the first time from a Vismia species. The structures were established by UV, IR, MS, 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic techniques.