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Two hundred and ninety three fully identified species representing 203 genera and 77 families were collected from Mt. Merapi, Mt. Sago, Baso, Simarasap Forest, Ngalau Forest, Padang, Air Sirah Forest, and Ulu Gadat Forest in West Sumatra and tested for the presence of alkaloids. Positive results were obtained for 58 species representing 50 genera and 26 families.
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Arbain, D., Cannon, J.R., Afriastini et al. Survey of some West Sumatran plants for alkaloids. Econ Bot 43, 73–78 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02859327
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