Re-investigation of a putative dihydromandelonitrile glucoside from the ripe fruits of Ilex aquifolium has led to the revision of the proposed structure as (Z)-1-cyanomethylene-4R-hydroxy-6S-(β-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-2-cyclohexene known as menisdaurin; In addition to triacontanol and sitosterol-β-D-glucoside, two new compounds isolated from the bulbs of Crinum augustum have been characterized as 5-hydroxydotriacontan-9-one and 23-hydroxyhentriacontan-29-one by spectral data and chemical studies