Catharanthus pusillus G.Don Gen. Hist. iv. 95 (1836). I love this plant. In Jharkhand this is supposed to be highly medicinal for multiple purpose. A very cute small but beautiful plant.
Catharanthus Pure (immaculate) flower pussilus means very small, maybe in comparison to Catharanthus roseus to which the flower depicts very close resemblance. Pankaj On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 10:06 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Some how never seen this one. Thanks for sharing > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 8:57 AM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Here is my specimen of Catharanthus pusillus. It was growing wild in a >> field. >> Dr Phadke >> >> On 1 November 2010 12:23, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Dear Friends, >>> >>> This is a wild herb. >>> Common name: Tiny Periwinkle >>> Bot. name: Catharanthus pusillus >>> Family: Apocynaceae >>> >>> Location: Pisol fort, Dhule, Maharashtra. >>> >>> regards >>> Prashant > > > > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
