Plant Details

Accepted name:: Catharanthus pusillus (Murray) G.Don [Apocynaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bili kaasi kanigalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
billa ganneru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chetthai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cupa-vela	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
erri mirapa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gaddipoolu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gulvidi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanupoolaku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kapa-vila	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kapavila	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
milagaipoondu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
milakayc cakkalatti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mirchaai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
neru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
paalaich	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ran-kel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sadampuspa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sana bili kaasikanigalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sanavuthi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sanghaphuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sangkhaphuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
sangkhi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
sanna kaasikanigalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sukbanda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sukka bommi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tiloni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
visha kanigala soppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vishakanegale	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
yerri mirapa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaves, root	oil	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 3 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Lochnera pusilla (Murray) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 145 (1895).
Vinca parviflora Retz. Observ. Bot. 2: 14 (1781).
Vinca pusilla Murray Commentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. 3: 66 (1772 publ. 1773).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Catharanthus pusillus (Murr.) G.Don	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Catharanthus pusillus (Murray) G. Don	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Catharanthus pusillus (Murray) G.Don	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Catharanthus pusillus G.Don	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Lochnera pusilla (Murray) K.Schum.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Vinca parviflora Retz.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Vinca pusilla Murr.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Vinca pusilla Murray	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

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