Plant Details

Accepted name:: Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don [Apocynaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants
Infraspecies:: 2

Catharanthus roseus var. angustus (Steenis) Bakh.

Catharanthus roseus var. roseus

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
a'in al bazzun	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
adorna patio	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
apabida pupa	Other	Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo et al., 2008)
arivotambelona	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
banappuvu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
barhamase phul	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
batla hoo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
befala	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
befela	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
begraafplaasblom	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
biftah	Other	Trad. Use of Ethnomed. Pl. of Saudi Arabia (Aati et al., 2019)
bili kaasi kanigalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
billaganneru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bindigegida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
boa noite	Other	Hypothesis to Local Pharmacop., Brazil (Lozano et al., 2014) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
boa-noite	Other	Farmacop. Nat. de Comunidades, NE Brasil (Pessoa da Silva et al., 2015) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
boa-noite-branca	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
boa-tarde	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
bom-dia	Other	Farmacop. Nat. de Comunidades, NE Brasil (Pessoa da Silva et al., 2015)
bonjourbonsoirdo	Other	Pl. Méd. Vendues dans le Marché, Bénin (Adomou et al., 2012)
bright-eyes	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
bunga serdadu ungu	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
cangrejera	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
cape periwinkle	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
catalana	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
catharanthus	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
catharanthus roseus whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
cayenne jasmine	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chang chun hua	Other	Fresh Med. Pl. in Singapore (Siew et al., 2014) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
chatas	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
chawa pshila	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
chinese rhodomyrtus	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
chula	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
church flower	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
cháng chūn huā	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
coneja	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
cooler peppermint vinca	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
cutkattu malli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cutukattu malli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cutukattuppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dominica	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
dừa cạn	Other	Pl. & Animal in Trad. Med., Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
felabaratra	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
felatananamba	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
fleur des meres	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
fleurs des roches	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
flor boba	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
flor de anjinho	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
ganeshana hoo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gezayir benefshesi	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
golapi noyontara	Other	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in Dhaka, Bangladesh (Ocvirk et al., 2013)
graveyardplant	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
heladolo	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
herbaceous periwinkle	Other	Wild Med. Pl. Jordan (Al-Qura'n, 2009)
ikhwinini	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
isishushlungu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kakkai pu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kao bok	Other	Med. Pl. of Lao P.D.R. (Sydara et al., 2014) Trade Liberal. in Med. Pl. & Spices, Lao (Sydara, 2007)
kembang sere china	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kembang tambaga beureum	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kembang tembaga ungu	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kempu kaasi kanigalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kempu kaayi kanagilu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kemunting china	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kemunting cina	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kemunting cina ungu	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kuppaivelai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lavadeira	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
libertine	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
madagascan periwinkle	Other	Ten Potent African Med. Pl. (Mahomoodally, 2013)
madagascar periwinkle	Other	Commercially Important African Med. Pl. (Van Wyk, 2015) Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) Fresh Med. Pl. in Singapore (Siew et al., 2014) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
madagaskar-immergrün	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
maintsorininina	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
milakayppuntu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mini mal	Other	Trad. Med. in Sri Lanka (Kankanamalage et al., 2014)
mini-mal	Other	Ethnophytomed. Against Diabetes, SE Asia (Marwat et al., 2014)
minie mal	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
mtunda	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
mujer vegana	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
nayantaaraa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
nayantara	Other	Med. Pl. Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
never-done	Other	Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992)
nithiya kalyani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
nithyakalyani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nittiyakalyani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nitya kalyani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nityakalyaani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
nityakalyani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
old maid	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992)
old maid flower	Other	Non-Timber Forest Prod., NW District of Guyana (van Andel, 2000)
old-maid	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
old-maid-flower	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
peri winkle	Other	Med. Pl. of Myanmar (Myanmar Ministry of Health, 2008)
periwinkle	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Guyana’s Med. Ethnobot. (Austin et al., 1992) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992) Non-Timber Forest Prod., NW District of Guyana (van Andel, 2000) Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
pervenche de madagascar	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
pervenche tropicale	Other	Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacop.: Liste A (2000)
pervinca de madagascar	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
pervinca-rosa	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
pillaiyarpu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pink periwinkle	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
purisima blanca y morada	Other	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
purple madagascar periwinkle	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
purple vinca	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
putakarappan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rasna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rattanjot	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
red periwinkle	Other	Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
rivotambelona	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
ros pantai ungu	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
rose amere	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
rose amère	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
rose periwinkl	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
rose periwinkle	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
rosensköna	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
rosy periwinkle	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
rosy-flowered indian periwinkle	Other	Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
rumput jalang	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
rì rì xīn	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
sada bahar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017)
sada-bahar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sadaa mallige	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sadaa pushpa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sadaabahaar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
sadaapushpaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
sadabahar	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) MAPs in Makawanpur, C Nepal (Bhattarai & Tamang, 2017)
sadampushpa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
sadampuspa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sadaphool	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sadaphul	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sadaphuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sadapushpi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
salotra	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
saponaire	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
sarita	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
savanari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sempre noiva	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
soldier's palm	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
sudukadu mallikai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
sudukattu mallikai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sì shí chūn	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
sān wàn huā	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
tahi anjing	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
tahi asu	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
tahi ayam	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
tahi ayam busok	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
tapak dara	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
tapak dara ungu	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
thin-baw-ma-hnyo	Other	Med. Pl. of Myanmar (Myanmar Ministry of Health, 2008)
thinbaw-ma-hnyo-pan	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
thinbaw-ma-hnyo-pan- aphyu	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
thinbaw-ma-hnyoe	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
thuruku mallige	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tonga	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
tongatse	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
tsimatirinina	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
tsingevika	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
tulakkamallikai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ukhaji swan	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
usamalari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vicaria	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016) Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
vinca	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
vinca rosea	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
vinca rósea	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
vinca-de-gato	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
vinca-de-madagascar	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
vinca-rósea	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
vonenina	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Med. Market Pl. of Tana, Madagascar (Randriamiharisoa et al., 2015) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
yàn lái hóng	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
මිනීමල්	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
三万花	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
三萬花	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
四时春	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
四時春	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
日日新	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
長春花	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
长春花	Other	Fresh Med. Pl. in Singapore (Siew et al., 2014) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
雁來紅	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Herb		Commercially Important African Med. Pl. (Van Wyk, 2015)
root		Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacop.: Liste A (2000)
Leaves, whole plant		Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo et al., 2008)
Whole plant		MAPs in Makawanpur, C Nepal (Bhattarai & Tamang, 2017)
Leaf		Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017)
Leaves, Roots		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
whole shoot system		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
flowers, leaves, roots		Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
Whole plant, leaf		Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
Leaves, roots		Trad. Use of Ethnomed. Pl. of Saudi Arabia (Aati et al., 2019)
leaf		Med. Pl. of Lao P.D.R. (Sydara et al., 2014)
twigs, flowers, roots, leaves	fresh twigs, leaf juice, fresh leaves	Ethnophytomed. Against Diabetes, SE Asia (Marwat et al., 2014)
root		Pl. Méd. Vendues dans le Marché, Bénin (Adomou et al., 2012)
leaves, flowers, roots	dry plant material	Trad. Med. in Sri Lanka (Kankanamalage et al., 2014)
leaves, stems, seeds, petals		Ten Potent African Med. Pl. (Mahomoodally, 2013)
flower		Farmacop. Nat. de Comunidades, NE Brasil (Pessoa da Silva et al., 2015)
roots		Fresh Med. Pl. in Singapore (Siew et al., 2014)
root		Med. Market Pl. of Tana, Madagascar (Randriamiharisoa et al., 2015)
entire plant		Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992)
leaves		Guyana’s Med. Ethnobot. (Austin et al., 1992)
leaves, flowers		Non-Timber Forest Prod., NW District of Guyana (van Andel, 2000)
leaf, stem, root		Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
leaves		Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
leaf, root		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
leaf, flower, whole plant		Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
Whole plant		Pl. & Animal in Trad. Med., Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
Whole plant		Med. Pl. of Myanmar (Myanmar Ministry of Health, 2008)
leaf, flower, root		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
leaf, flower, root		Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007)
leaf, stem		Wild Med. Pl. Jordan (Al-Qura'n, 2009)
Leaf, Root		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
leaf, flower, whole plant		African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 5 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Lochnera rosea (L.) Rchb. ex Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 8: 526 (1838).
Vinca rosea L. Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 944 (1759).
Vinca speciosa Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 147 (1796), nom. superfl.
Ammocallis rosea (L.) Small Fl. S.E. U.S.: 936 (1903).
Pervinca rosea (L.) Gaterau Descr. Pl. Montauban: 52 (1789).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Canthranthus roseus	Trad. Use of Ethnomed. Pl. of Saudi Arabia (Aati et al., 2019)
Catharanthus roseus	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Ethnophytomed. Against Diabetes, SE Asia (Marwat et al., 2014) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992) Pl. Méd. Vendues dans le Marché, Bénin (Adomou et al., 2012) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Catharanthus roseus (L,) G. Don	Med. Pl. of Lao P.D.R. (Sydara et al., 2014)
Catharanthus roseus (L.) Don	Guyana’s Med. Ethnobot. (Austin et al., 1992) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017)
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G Don	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don	Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) Farmacop. Nat. de Comunidades, NE Brasil (Pessoa da Silva et al., 2015) Fresh Med. Pl. in Singapore (Siew et al., 2014) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024) Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) MAPs in Makawanpur, C Nepal (Bhattarai & Tamang, 2017) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Med. Market Pl. of Tana, Madagascar (Randriamiharisoa et al., 2015) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004) Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017) Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Non-Timber Forest Prod., NW District of Guyana (van Andel, 2000) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) Ten Potent African Med. Pl. (Mahomoodally, 2013) Trad. Med. in Sri Lanka (Kankanamalage et al., 2014) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don cv. Flavus	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Commercially Important African Med. Pl. (Van Wyk, 2015) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. & Pois. Pl. 1 (Padua et al., 1999) Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Pl. & Animal in Trad. Med., Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. & Fungi Project (2015) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2024) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025) Wild Med. Pl. Jordan (Al-Qura'n, 2009) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Catharanthus roseus (L.)G.Don	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Catharanthus roseus (Linn.) C. Don.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Catharanthus roseus (Linnaeus) G. Don	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
Catharanthus roseus G. Don.	Med. Pl. of Myanmar (Myanmar Ministry of Health, 2008)
Catharanthus roseus G.Don	Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacop.: Liste A (2000) Trade Liberal. in Med. Pl. & Spices, Lao (Sydara, 2007)
Catharanthus roseus L.	Hypothesis to Local Pharmacop., Brazil (Lozano et al., 2014)
Lochnera rosea	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
Lochnera rosea (L.) Rchb.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Lochnera rosea (L.)Rchb. ex Endl.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Lochnera rosea Reichb.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Vinca rosea	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Vinca rosea L.	Checklist of Korean Cult. Pl. (Mun-Chan et al., 1986) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. for Diabetes in Dhaka, Bangladesh (Ocvirk et al., 2013) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Vinca rosea Lin.	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
Vinca rosea Linn.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Vinca speciosa Salisb.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Vinea rosea	Med. Pl. Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)

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