Family
– Apocynaceae
Synonym
– Ammocallis
rosea (L.) Small;
Lochnera
rosea (L.) Rchb. ex Spach; Pervinca rosea (L.)
Gaterau; Vinca rosea L.; Vinca speciosa Salisb.
Vernacular
names – Anchithal thetti; Banappoovu;
Kasithetty; Nithyakallyani; Savakottappacha; Savam-naripoovu; Sadapushpi;
Simitherichedi; Smasanapoochedi; Ushamalari; Vishanarayani
Habit
– Herb
Habitat
– Grown as ornamental plants also naturalised
Distribution
– Native of Madagascar; cultivated, alsonow naturalised in the
tropics
Flowering
and Fruiting – August-January
Key Identification Features – This
woody herb has elliptic-obovate leaves, pink or white flowers with
triangular-obovate lobes, and linear follicles containing many black seeds. The
stems, leaves, and calyx are covered in fine hairs.
Uses - It’s an ornamental plant,
thriving in dry conditions, and is used for warm-season bedding. Medicinally,
it provides vincristine and vinblastine, essential for cancer treatment.
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