Alangium salviifolium and Carapichea ipecacuanha (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

Alangium salviifolium and Carapichea ipecacuanha

Caption

Sage-leaved alangium (Alangium salviifolium) and ipecac (Carapichea ipecacuanha). These two plants produce the same substances independently of each other: ipecacuanha alkaloids, which are of medicinal interest.

Credit

Maite Colinas, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

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