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Description: This is the structure of "matlaline", a fluorescent substance from the Mexican tree Eysenhardtia polystachya (Ort.) Sarg. (formerly "Lignum nephriticum"). It fluoresces sky blue in aqueous solution. First reported in Europe in 1565.
Title: Matlaline -- fluorescent substance from Mexican tree, Eysenhardtia polystachya
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