From Cyanotis arachnoidea C.B. Clarke, a new phytosterone named cyanosterone A (1), along with three known compounds--beta-ecdysone (2), ajugasterone C (3) and beta-sitosterol (4) were isolated. The structure of the new compound was determined as 3beta,14alpha,20R,22R-tetrahydroxy-5alpha-cholest-7-en-6-one on the basis of physicochemical properties and spectral analysis.