Seven triterpenes (1-7), i.e., betulinic acid 1, ursolic acid 2, oleanolic acid 3, 3-O-caffeoyloleanolic acid 4, euscaphic acid 5, 2 alpha-hydroxyursolic acid 6 and maslinic acid 7 were isolated from the stem bark extract of P. intermedius as active principles responsible for the cytotoxicity