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A SYSTEMATIC survey of Australian plants for alkaloids, begun in 1944 by the Division of Plant Industry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, has already involved the testing of several thousand species for alkaloids and other compounds of possible chemical or pharmacological interest. Most of these tests were done in the field on fresh samples of bark, leaves, roots, wood or fruits.
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WEBB, L. Alkaloid Tests on Herbarium Specimens. Nature 165, 411 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/165411a0
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