Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don

  • Collector(s)

    L. R. Richey 99-443, 11 Jun 1999

  • Location

    Bahamas. Cat Island. Port Howe, disturbed garden area located by Henry's place, at the far northeast part of the settlement.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2023.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02629557

    Occurrence ID: 7d7751df-0183-48be-a438-a353c1cc916a

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Bahamas

  • State/Province

    Cat Island

  • Locality

    Port Howe, disturbed garden area located by Henry's place, at the far northeast part of the settlement

  • Coordinates

    24.1644, -75.3217

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The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species	Catharanthus roseus	Au: (L.) G. Don
Family	Apocynaceae
Common Name Sailor's Cap, Sailor's Choice, Periwinkle, White flowers.
Description	Herb with white flowers, the center of the corolla has a purple dot.
Location/Habitat Port Howe, disturbed garden area located by Henry's place, at the far
northeast part of the settlement.
Latitude	24°09’ 52” N	Longitude 75° 19’ 81” W
Uses/Comments This particular flower color is generally not used, but the pink petaled
plant is boiled and the decoction is taken for "high blood and the white
petaled with yellow center is taken for "sugar." Not previously listed for
Cat Is. (Correll & Correll, 1982)
Collectors) Laurel R. Richey
Collection No 99-443 Duplicates 5 Date June 11, 1999
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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