Alstonia venenata
| Alstonia venenata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Alstonia |
| Species: | A. venenata
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| Binomial name | |
| Alstonia venenata | |
Alstonia venenata is a plant of the family Apocynaceae. It grows as a shrub or small tree in low to mid elevation deciduous forests of India.[1] The bark of the plant and, sometimes, the fruit, are used for medicinal purposes.
Alkaloids
Stigmasterol, reserpine, and two new indole alkaloids, venenatine and isovenenatine, were isolated from the bark.[2]
A pair of alkaloids were discovered in the fruits of this plant called echitovenidine and (+)-minovincinine:[3]
Echitoserpidine is another alkaloid discovered in the fruits of this plant.[4]
References
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- ^ "Alstonia venenata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ Govindachari TR, Viswanathan N, Pai BR, Savitri TS (January 1964). "Chemical constituents of Alstonia venenata R.Br". Tetrahedron Letters. 5 (16): 901–906. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)90405-2. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ Das B, Biemann K, Chatterjee A, Ray AB, Majumder PL (January 1966). "The alkaloids of the fruits of R.Br. echitovenidine and (+)-minovincinine". Tetrahedron Letters. 7 (22): 2483–2486. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)75680-2.
- ^ Majumder PL, Dinda BN (March 1974). "Echitoserpidine: A new alkaloid of the fruits of Alstonia venenata". Phytochemistry. 13 (3): 645–648. Bibcode:1974PChem..13..645M. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)91368-2.
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