title: A preliminary chemotaxonomic review of Kopsia (Apocynaceae).
abstract: The present paper is the result of a botanical and chemical study of the Indo-Pacific genus Kopsia (Plumerioideae-Rauvolfieae) Apocynaceae. Some of the species of this genus possess medicinal uses. A survey of the accepted taxa and their synonymy, based on the study of types, is presented. Studies on alkaloids provides chemotaxonomic information. Indeed, in some cases, chemical relationships occur between species belonging to the same botanical group.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS, 91198 Gif sur Yvette, France.
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sévenet
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Allorge
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Awang
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamid
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hadi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kan-Fan
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Quirion
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Remy
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schaller
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry*; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D010936:Plant Extracts