From Buxus sempervirens L., Buxaceae: E. Schlittler et al., Helv. Chim. Acta 32, 2209 (1949). Probably identical with Alkaloid A: Heusler, Schlittler, ibid. 2226. Structure: Brown, Kupchan, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 84, 4590 (1962). Stereochemistry: eidem, ibid. 86, 4424 (1964).