Now a separate bit of amber has revealed another ancient treasure, this time a new plant species belonging to the genus Strychnos, which includes plants known for producing the lethal poison ...

The flower of Strychnos electri, trapped in amber at least 15 million years ago, was found in a Dominican amber mine in 1986 by George Poinar. It was named by Rutgers botanist Lena Struwe in 2015 ...

They are fossil specimens from the rare asterid family, specifically from the genus Strychnos, Forbes reports. “The specimens are beautiful, perfectly preserved fossil flowers, which at one ...

The flower species, from the genus Strychnos, was discovered following fossil extraction from the Dominican Republic 30 years ago, but has only just been spotted. The research, published in Nature ...

IN several recent publications, separation of the alkaloids of the South American Strychnos into a great number of constituents by paper chromatography has been recorded 1,2. The most successful ...