Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don
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Filed As
Apocynaceae
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don -
Collector(s)
L. R. Richey 98- 306, 8 Dec 1998
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Location
Bahamas. Long Island. Grays settlement, found along Boat Harbor Drive.
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Specimen Notes
[Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2023.]
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 02576199
Occurrence ID: d7f82a52-ea8b-4aac-a12d-4390ad3d4b09
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Gentianales
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Family
Apocynaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
West Indies
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Country
Bahamas
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State/Province
Long Island
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Locality
Grays settlement, found along Boat Harbor Drive.
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Coordinates
23.2294, -75.0881
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Distribution
Yo/^> BOTANICAL .®arde^> ^.Sy.Y.9?!5.?PJANICAL GARDEN 02576199 The Flora and Ethnobotany of Long Island, Bahamas Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU) Species Family Common Name Description Catharanthus roseus Au: (L.) G. Don Apocynaceae White Sailor's Cap, White Sailor's Choice, Periwinkle, White flowers. White Sailor's Cap, White Sailor's Choice, Periwinkle, White flowers. Herb with white flowers that have a yellow center. Location/Habitat Grays settlement, found along Boat Harbor Drive. Disturbed road along a low dry evergreen forest/coppice scrubby area. 23°1346N Longitude 75°0517W Latitude Uses/Comments Collector(s) Collection No The plant is boiled and the decoction is taken for either "high blood (pink flowered usually) or for '"'sugar'- diabetes (white flower with yeiow center usually). Laurel Richey 98-306 Duplicates 5 Date December 8, 1998 Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation 02576199
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Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don