Brunsvigia

TL;DR: Although B. litoralis plants are long lived, the absence of pollinators in these urban fragments might place populations at an extinction risk.

TL;DR: Screening for alkaloids produced in four indigenous South African Amaryllidaceae plants, namely, Crinum buphanoides Welw.

TL;DR: Two new 5,10b-ethanophenanthridine bridge alkaloids, 3-O-methyl-epi-vittatine, 1, and crouchinine, 2, (2R)-7-hydroxyflavan, 3, and a novel ceramide, brunsceramide, were isolated from the bulbs of Brunsvigia natalensis as discussed by the authors.