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Research Article

Huperzine alkaloids from Australasian and southeast Asian Huperzia

Wei-Han LimSchool of Botany, University of Melbourne, Australia
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Jason Q.D. GoodgerSchool of Botany, University of Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ashley R. FieldSchool of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Australia
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Joseph A.M. HoltumSchool of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Australia
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Ian E. WoodrowSchool of Botany, University of Melbourne, Australia
Pages 1073-1078 | Received 22 Mar 2010, Accepted 12 Apr 2010, Published online: 23 Aug 2010

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