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Mark the wrong statement about Rauwolfia vomitoria.

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a

It is a medicinal plant.

b

It grows in different Himalayan ranges.

c

It produces an active chemical  called reserpine.

d

It produces a chemical which commonly used in the treatment of cancer.

answer is D.

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A single species might show high diversity at the genetic level over its distributional range. The genetic variation shown by the medicinal plant Rauwolfia vomitoria growing in different Himalayan ranges might be in terms of the potency and concentration of the active chemical (reserpine) that the plant produces. Reserpine is commonly  used to treat hypertension.

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