Ochrosia oppositifolia

Ochrosia oppositifolia grows as a small to medium-sized tree up to 25 m tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 50 cm. Its flowers feature a creamy to white corolla. Its habitat is coastal forest, bush or open areas to 100 m altitude, rarely inland. Local medicinal uses include as a carminative and in high doses as an abortifacient. Ochrosia oppositifolia is native to regions from the Seychelles through tropical Asia to the Pacific.

Oppositines are vasorelaxant beta-carbolines isolated from Ochrosia oppositifolia.