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IN a tissue culture study of certain members of the Apocynaceae, the plant Alstonia constricta F. Muell was investigated. The root and trunk barks of this tree, which is native to Australia, have been known to yield several indole alkaloids including reserpine1–4.
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CAREW, D. Reserpine in a Tissue Culture of Alstonia constricta F. Muell. Nature 207, 89 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/207089a0
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