Gelsemine

Gelsemine (C20H22N2O2) is an indole alkaloid isolated from flowering plants of the genus Gelsemium (such as yellow jasmine), a plant native to the subtropical and tropical Americas, and southeast Asia, and is a highly toxic compound that acts as a paralytic, exposure to which can result in death. The alkaloid is related to strychnine.

Characters poisoned with gelsemine

 * Mr Paynter - The Yellow Jasmine Mystery