Catharanthus pusillus (Murr.) G. Don
Catharanthus pusillus (Murr.) G. Don
Catharanthus pusillus (Murr.) G. Don
MH143 : Catharanthus pusillus (Murr.) G. Don
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 291 |
| Synonym | : | Lochnera pusilla (Murray) K.Schum.;
Vinca parviflora Retz.;
Vinca pusilla Murray.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Tiny Periwinkle, Tiny Vinca, Sangkhi, Ran-kel, Tiloni, Paalaich, chetthai, milakaych chakkalatti, chupa-vela, kanupoolaku, erri mirapa, gulvidi, sukbanda, gaddipoolu, bili kaasi kanigalu |
| Plant Family | : | Apocynaceae |
| Description | : | Tiny Periwinkle is a small erect annual herb, native to India. It grows up to only 10 to 20 cm tall. It has several quadrangular branches, spreading from the base. Leaves are oppositely arranged, lance-shaped, 3-8 cm long, with rough margin. The leaf base narrows to a tiny stalk. The whole plant contains milky sap. Small white, periwinkle like flowers appear singly or in pairs, in the upper leaf axils. Flowers are tiny, 6-8 mm, flat, with 5 petals. Seed pod is very slender, 3-5 cm long, straight, pointed. Flowering: July-August. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Antioxidant and anti-cancer |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: - ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Tiny%20Periwinkle.html
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/265623
- http://www.irdindia.in/journal_ijacsa/pdf/vol3_iss1/7.pdf |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : ~ Lakshmi Priya.M., Bhanu Priya.K., Venkata Subbaiah Kotakadi and Josthna. P.; "Herbal and Medicinal Plants Molecules Towards Treatment of Cancer: A Mini Review"; American Journal of Ethnomedicine (2015); 2(2): 136-142 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Gentianales |
| Family | : Apocynaceae |
| Genus | : Catharanthus |
| Species | : Catharanthus pusillus (Murr.) G. Don |