Sixteen indole alkaloids have been identified in the root bark and in the leaves of Alstonia undulata from New Caledonia. They are vincamedine, tetrahydroalstonine, alstonidine, deplancheine, fluorocarpamine, pleiocarpamine, 11-methoxyakuammicine, cabucraline, desoxycabufiline, cabucraline-N(4)-oxide, 11-methoxyakuammicine N(4)-oxide, gentiacraline, plumocraline, vincorine, cathafoline and pericyclivine. Five bis indoles of unknown structure have been isolated. The root bark alkaloid mixture contains gentiacraline the first alkaloid made up of an indole and a pyridine alkaloid. © 1984.