In the title compound (kokosanolide B), C30H48O3, the hexahydro- and octahydronaphthalen-2-one ring systems are connected through an ethylene fragment, with a C—CH2—CH2—C torsion angle of 176.2 (2)°. The cyclohexene ring adopts a half-chair conformation, while the other six-membered rings adopt distorted chair conformations. In the crystal, adjacent molecules are linked into a zigzag chain along the b axis by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds involving the hydroxy and carbonyl groups