Two varieties of Cedrela toona Roxb. are available in West Bengal and the seeds of one variety produces cedrelone, 1,2-dihydrocedrelone, bergapten and β-sitosterol. Occurrence of 1,2-dihydrocedrelone, a new tetranortriterpenoid, provides further interesting evidence of the chemotaxonomic feature of Meliaceae. © 1961.