Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Catharanthus roseus is an evergreen subshrub or herbaceous plant growing 1 m (39 in) tall. The leaves are oval to oblong, 2.5–9 cm (1.0–3.5 in) long and 1–3.5 cm (0.4–1.4 in) wide, glossy green, hairless, with a pale midrib and a short petiole 1–1.8 cm (0.4–0.7 in) long; they are arranged in opposite pairs.
Catharanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae.Like the genus Vinca, they are known commonly as periwinkles. [3] There are eight known species. Seven are endemic to Madagascar, [4] though one, C. roseus, is widely naturalized around the world.
Catharanthus roseus. Catharanthus roseus is (perhaps unpleasantly) "hallucinogenic." [128] [unreliable source?] Unknown Cestrum nocturnum. Commonly referred to as 'night-blooming jasmine', 'lady of the night', and 'poisonberry'. It has an unknown mechanism of action. [citation needed] Caffeine. Coffea arabica. Coffee beans, coffee, native to ...
Vinca (/ ˈ v ɪ ŋ k ə /; [2] Latin: vincire "to bind, fetter") is an Old World genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, The English name periwinkle is shared with the related genus Catharanthus (and with the mollusc Littorina littorea). Some Vinca species are cultivated but have also spread invasively.
All following user names refer to en.wikipedia. Date/Time Dimensions User Comment 2016-11-05 10:37: 4128×3096× (2138933 bytes) ... Catharanthus roseus; Metadata.
The Madagascan periwinkle Catharanthus roseus L. is the source for a number of important natural products, [1] including catharanthine and vindoline [2] and the vinca alkaloids it produces from them: leurosine and the chemotherapy agents vinblastine [3] and vincristine, [4] all of which can be obtained from the plant.
Periwinkle, a common name for a number of gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae. Common periwinkle (Littorina littorea) Austrolittorina unifasciata; Periwinkle, a regional name for the caddisfly larva; Tegula pfeifferi
Catharanthus roseus yields alkaloids used in the treatment of cancer. [22] [23] Tabernanthe iboga, Voacanga africana, and Tabernaemontana undulata contain the alkaloid ibogaine, which is a psychedelic drug which may help with drug addiction, but which has significant adverse effects, [24] [25] with ibogaine being both cardiotoxic and neurotoxic ...