Periwinkle: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Periwinkle in English is the name of a plant defined with Catharanthus roseus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vinca guilelmi-waldemarii Klotzsch (among others).
2) Periwinkle is also identified with Vinca major It has the synonym Pervinca major (L.) Garsault (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. (1983)
· Taxon (1981)
· Darwiniana (2009)
· Baileya (1959)
· Blumea (1950)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Periwinkle, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Blue periwinkle, Cape periwinkle, Common periwinkle, Greater periwinkle, Lesser periwinkle, Madagascan periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, Pink periwinkle, Red periwinkle, Rose periwinkle, Rosy-flowered indian periwinkle.
Full-text: Common periwinkle, Lesser periwinkle, Greater periwinkle, Blue periwinkle, Madagascan periwinkle, Red periwinkle, Rose periwinkle, Cape periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, Pink periwinkle, Rosy-flowered indian periwinkle, Tavalaikkutti, Turukumallige, Ghula, Khubi, Khuba.
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