roseus

In my area we call Vinca spp. and Catharanthus roseus “Vinca”, but farther north, we called Vinca spp., “Myrtle”.

Zantedeschia elliottiana - The Panda's Thumb 2010

In my area we call Vinca spp. and Catharanthus roseus “Vinca”, but farther north, we called Vinca spp., “Myrtle”.

Zantedeschia elliottiana - The Panda's Thumb 2010

The largest northern population of pink flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is found here.

Kazakh steppe 2008

These species include: Moschus moschiferus, Apodemus speciosus, Luscinia cyane, L. sibilans, Carpodacus roseus, Apus pacificus, Streptopelia orientalis, Tetrao parvirostris, Anas formosa and Corvus corone.

East Siberian taiga 2008

Most species of the Onychophora genus Opisthopatus are found in this hotspot; one of two species in the genus, O. roseus (CR), is extremely rare and known only from Ngeli Forest near Kokstad.

Biological diversity in Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany 2008

Noteworthy among these are Ancistrocladus korupensis (Cameroon), Pausinystalia yohimbe (Nigeria, Cameroon and Rwanda) and Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar), which are being used in pharmaceutical research in industrialized countries.

Africa's renaissance for the environment~ biodiversity 2007

In summer, up to 4,000 non-breeding greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber roseus) occur.

Northeastern Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests 2007

Important crude drugs included: Plantago ovata (psyllium), Panax spp. (ginseng), Cassia spp. (senna), Catharanthus roseus

3. India 1997

The rosy periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus (synonymous to Vinca rosea), represents a classic example of the importance of plants used traditionally by man.

Chapter 7 1991

(Catharanthus roseus) is a source of at least 60 alkaloids, of which the two important alkaloids, vincristine and vinblastine, have revolutionized the treatment of childhood leukemia and hodgkin's disease.

Chapter 7 1991