Talk:Vinca

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Is "creeping myrtle" just another name for periwinkle? The myrtle article makes no mention of anything called "creeping myrtle", nor does the picture look anything like periwinkle. Seems odd that there's no mention of it in either article. --Birdhombre 20:11, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Not to my knowledge. MPF 21:43, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
Yes, "creeping myrtle" is one of the common names for Vinca minor (and possibly V. major as well), at least in the U.S.A. MrDarwin 13:46, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Vinca rosea

Does the rose periwinkle belong here? Just surfing Creative Commons pics at Flickr looking for usable images to add to Wikipedia, found this lovely image labeled "Vinca rosea", but don't want to add it here if it belongs elsewhere. Not a botanist — Catherine\talk 10:45, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

No, it is now treated in a separate genus as Catharanthus roseus. By all means add the pic there - MPF 21:43, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

the periwinkle treats lukemia and hodgins deiseas it can grow up to two feet tall

[edit] Photos?

The photos seem to be of V. minor, not V. major. SB Johnny 13:38, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

I thought the same thing, although the two species are very similar and probably impossible to identify with confidence from a photograph. MrDarwin 13:46, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
The close-up is definitely V. major (the hairy margin is visible); the other photo is contemporary and by the same photographer, so presumably of the same plant. - MPF 11:48, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pharmacological uses?

Can anybody confirm this section for the genus Vinca? I know that Catharanthus roseus (sometimes also known as Vinca or Periwinkle) has pharmacological uses and perhaps this information belongs in that article instead. MrDarwin 13:48, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

The names (vinblastine, etc.) imply derivation from Vinca, but could have been named before Catharanthus was split from Vinca. It would need checking in pharmacological literature. - MPF 09:31, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article title

The title "Periwinkle (plant)" is misleading as "periwinkle" is also used as a common name for Catharanthus roseus (and possibly other plants). "Vinca (plant)" would be a much better title; "periwinkle" should disambig to Vinca and Catharanthus. MrDarwin 13:57, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Agreed; I'll move it later today, and make "Periwinkle (plant)" a disambig - MPF 09:31, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
Moved to Vinca (the other uses previously at Vinca are very minor, just minor variant spellings of other names, and moved to Vinca (disambiguation)) - MPF 11:48, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sources

Information regarding "homeopathic" use of this plant, or the compounds in the plat require reliable sources. Please don't include this information without such. Thanks! PouponOnToast (talk) 22:18, 20 January 2008 (UTC)