Common names
Indonesian: Kembang Tapak Dårå, Kembang Sari Cina (Java); Kembang Tembaga Beureum (Sundanese); Sindapor (Celebes); Tapak Dara
English: Madagascar Periwinkle, Cape Periwinkle, Rose Periwinkle, Rosy Periwinkle, Old-maid, Pink Periwinkle, Vinca
It is an evergreen subshrub or herbaceous plant growing to 1 m tall. The leaves are oval to oblong, 2.5–9 cm long and 1–3.5 cm broad, glossy green, hairless, with a pale midrib and a short petiole 1–1.8 cm long; they are arranged in opposite pairs. The flowers are white to dark pink with a darker red centre, with a basal tube 2.5-3 cm long and a corolla 2–5 cm diameter with five petal-like lobes. The fruit is a pair of follicles 2–4 cm long and 3 mm broad.
The species has long been cultivated for herbal medicine and as an ornamental plant. In traditional Chinese medicine, extracts from it have been used to treat numerous diseases, including diabetes, malaria, and Hodgkin's disease. The substances vinblastine and vincristine extracted from the plant are used in the treatment of leukemia.
This is my mom's favorite plants, especially the white ones.
Scientific Classification of Rose periwinkle:
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4 comments:
Nice plant. Very cool info on the medicinal uses.
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I love that one flower is pink and the rest white with colorful centers. And thank you for all the interesting information.
Very nice plant.
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I have also this flower this one different from other flower thanks for sharing these all information about this.
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