Catharanthus pusillus G.Don

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Catharanthus

Characteristics

An erect annual herb. It grows 10-20 cm tall. The branches are 4 sided. They spread from the base. The plant has milky sap. The leaves are opposite and sword shaped. They are 3-8 cm long. The edges are rough. The leaf base narrow to a tiny stalk. The flowers are small and flat. They are 6-8 mm across with 5 white petals. They are in the axils of the upper leaves. The seed pod is slender. It is 3-5 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

CAUTION: The plant is poisonous unless treated.
Uses medicinal poison
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Conjunctivitis (leaf), Insect bites and stings (leaf), Leukemia (leaf), Anti-arrhythmia agents (unspecified), Antineoplastic agents (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Arthritis (unspecified), Diabetes mellitus (unspecified), Hypotension (unspecified), Low back pain (unspecified), Sciatica (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 20
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Catharanthus pusillus unspecified picture

Distribution

Catharanthus pusillus world distribution map, present in Sri Lanka and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77879-1
WFO ID wfo-0000819431
COL ID RTT7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lochnera pusilla Vinca parviflora Vinca pusilla Catharanthus pusillus