<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Anew sesquiterpenoid, α‐santalane‐11,12,13‐triol, together with thirty known compounds were isolated and characterized from the root bark of <jats:italic>Severinia buxifolia</jats:italic> in Hainan. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic methods. The relationship between constituents and collecting area is also discussed.