Bis‐indolic Alkaloids of Catharanthus ovalis Vindolicine and fourteen bis‐indolic alkaloids of the vinblastine group have been isolated from the aerial parts of Catharanthus ovalis MGF. Three of them: vincovaline, vincovalinine and vincovalicine had not been previously isolated from a Catharanthus species. Copyright © 1980 Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim