A new phenolic glycoside, 3,4-dimethoxyphenyl-1-O-beta-d-apiofuranosyl (1-->2)-beta-d-glucopyranoside (1), was isolated from the acetone extract of the Sorocea ilicifolia stem bark, along with the known compounds, 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl-1-O-beta-apiofuranosyl (1-->6)-beta-d-glucopyranoside,