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Lanceleaf Periwinkle
Catharanthus lanceus
Lanceleaf Periwinkle
At a glance
Origin / distribution: KM
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: CATHALANCEINE, CATHANNEINE, CHATKAVINE, 3,4-DIMETHOXYPHENYLACETAMIDE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Apocynaceae
Scientific name: Catharanthus lanceus
Common names: Lanceleaf Periwinkle
History
The source record documents this plant in KM.
Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- KM
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Catharanthus lanceus VII. Isolation of tetrahydroalstonine, lochnerinine, and periformyline. · 1965 source ↗
- Catharanthus alkaloids. XXVI. Isolation of cathanneine, a new alkaloid from Catharanthus lanceus. · 1972 source ↗
- Catharanthus alkaloids. XXIV. Isolation and synthesis of 3,4-dimethoxyphenylacetamide from Catharanthus lanceus. · 1970 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- CATHALANCEINE
- CATHANNEINE
- CHATKAVINE
- 3,4-DIMETHOXYPHENYLACETAMIDE
- HORHAMMERERININE
- LANCEINE
- LEUROSINE
- PERICALLINE
- PERICYCLIVINE
- PERIFORMYLINE
- PERIVINE
- TETRAHYDROALSTONINE
- VINDOLINE
- VINOSIDINE
- AMMOCALLINE
- CATHARANTHINE
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- DESMETHOXY-HORHAMMERERININE
- LOCHNERINE
- AJMALICINE
- CATHARINE
- HORHAMMERERICINE
- PERICYCLINE
- PERIMIVINE
- VINCOLINE
- YOHIMBINE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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