Catharanthus pusillus -- Apocynaceae

Prashant awale

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Nov 1, 2010, 2:53:16 AM11/1/10

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Dear Friends,

This is a wild herb.

Common name: Tiny Periwinkle

Bot. name: Catharanthus pusillus

Family: Apocynaceae

Location: Pisol fort, Dhule, Maharashtra.

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Prashant

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Balkar Arya

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Nov 1, 2010, 3:56:48 AM11/1/10

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Little but nice flower Prashant Ji

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Satish Phadke

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Nov 1, 2010, 11:57:29 AM11/1/10

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Here is my specimen of Catharanthus pusillus. It was growing wild in a field.
Dr Phadke

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tanay bose

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Nov 1, 2010, 12:35:15 PM11/1/10

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Not very common in Bengal Never seen one

Tanay

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Gurcharan Singh

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Nov 1, 2010, 12:36:29 PM11/1/10

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Some how never seen this one. Thanks for sharing

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Pankaj Kumar

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Nov 1, 2010, 2:10:43 PM11/1/10

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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

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Pankaj Kumar

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Nov 1, 2010, 2:12:45 PM11/1/10

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Missed to add, infact this is very common in Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand
Orissa till Andhra. Flowers during late Summer. Not seen very commonly
towards Uttarakhand.
Regards
Pankaj

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