该研究成果以 Haplotype-resolved genome assembly of the upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria) 为题在国际综合期刊 Scientific Data 发表。 中国科学院昆明植物研究所 2021 级硕士研究生缪柯和 2024 级博士研究生王亚为论文的第一作者，导师纪运恒研究员和刘海洋研究员为通讯作者， 2022 级硕士研究生侯禄晓和 ...

The tree itself secretes a juice which is deadly poison, but its aroma or odor is harmless. Strychnine is made from the seeds of a specie of Upas tree. Such is the name of a district the ...

It’s a upas tree, an evergreen found southern and eastern China, India, Sri Lanka, Fiji, Tonga, Australia and southeastern Asia. Closely related species also occur in eastern Africa.

This article was originally published with the title “ The Upas Tree ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 4 No. 34 (May 1849), p. 270 doi:10.1038 ...