Vinca minor (common names lesser periwinkle or dwarf periwinkle) is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, native to central and southern...

Vinca (/ˈvɪŋkə/; Latin: vincire "to bind, fetter") is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, native to Europe, northwest Africa and southwest...

specific epithet major means "larger", in relation to the similar Vinca minor L. Vinca major is a trailing vine, spreading along the ground and rooting...

Vinca alkaloids are a set of anti-mitotic and anti-microtubule alkaloid agents originally derived from the periwinkle plant Catharanthus roseus (basionym...

family. Its name is derived from the lesser periwinkle or myrtle herb (Vinca minor) which bears flowers of the same color. The color periwinkle is also...

rarest migrant hawk-moths, a larva was discovered feeding on periwinkle Vinca minor. The adult has a greenish head, with rufous in front and a grey band...

roseus or rosy periwinkle Vinca or European periwinkles Vinca major or greater periwinkle Vinca minor or lesser periwinkle Vinca herbacea or herbaceous periwinkle...

extracted from either the seeds of Voacanga africana or the leaves of Vinca minor (lesser periwinkle). Vinpocetine has been used in many Asian and European...

Trachelospermum jasminoides: individual seeds, showing pappus Vinca major (seeds) Vinca minor: botanical plate showing paired fruits (no. 5) Wrightia tinctoria...

Farahanikia, B.; Hadjiakhoondi, A.; Ostad, S. N. (2010). "Cytotoxicity ofVinca minor". Pharmaceutical Biology. 48 (1): 96–100. doi:10.3109/13880200903046187...