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Vinca
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Vinca (; Latin: vincire "to bind, fetter") is an Old World genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. The English name periwinkle is shared with the related genus Catharanthus (and with the mollusc Littorina littorea). Some Vinca species are cultivated but have also spread invasively. Additionally, some species have medicinal uses. The most widespread species is Vinca minor.
OverviewAI-generated
Vinca is a genus of plants within the family Apocynaceae. It belongs to the order Gentianales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The scientific name is listed as Vinca L.
Records for this genus have been documented in Mexico, the United States, the Philippines, France, and Ecuador. These records are held by institutions including INECOL, BRIT, SBBG, CHAS, and USCH. The genus has been associated with 6,942 PubMed entries and 461,874 occurrence records. Additionally, it is referenced by 88 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
Vinca
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 216
- With media
- 166
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- INECOL, BRIT, SBBG, CHAS, USCH, TTC
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Philippines, France, Ecuador
Research
6,942 papers- Vinca Alkaloids.Review2012
- Vinca alkaloids.ReviewInternational journal of preventive medicine · 2013Moudi M, Go R, Yien CY et al.
- Vinca alkaloids as a potential cancer therapeutics: recent update and future challenges.Review3 Biotech · 2023Banyal A, Tiwari S, Sharma A et al.DOI: 10.1007/s13205-023-03636-6
- THE VINCA ALKALOIDS.ReviewAdvances in chemotherapy · 1964NEUSS N, JOHNSON IS, ARMSTRONG JG et al.DOI: 10.1016/b978-1-4831-9929-0.50010-3
- Vinca Alkaloid Toxicity.2026Chen RJ, Arora RD, Menezes RG
- Vinca alkaloids and analogues as anti-cancer agents: Looking back, peering ahead.ReviewBioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters · 2018Martino E, Casamassima G, Castiglione S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2018.06.044
- Vinca alkaloids.ReviewCurrent opinion in oncology · 1989Grindey GB
- Vinca alkaloids.ReviewCancer chemotherapy and biological response modifiers · 1988Schwartsmann G, Bender RA
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Wikidata facts
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- Dettaglio - Apocinaceae Vinca acutiflora (V. media Hoffmgg. et Link.) Erbario Frizzi Perugia n. 92.jpg
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- Category:Vinca
- taxon common name
- zimzelen
- has fruit type
- follicle
- taxonomic type
- Vinca minor
- PAEnflowered taxon URL
- www.paenflowered.org/apgii/gentianales/apocynaceae/vinca
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Species
- Distribution and habitat
- Ecology
- Cultivation
- Medicinal uses
- References
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Vinca (; Latin: vincire "to bind, fetter") is an Old World genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. The English name periwinkle is shared with the related genus Catharanthus (and with the mollusc Littorina littorea). Some Vinca species are cultivated but have also spread invasively. Additionally, some species have medicinal uses. The most widespread species is Vinca minor.
==Description== thumb|Vinca difformis in habitat, Cáceres, Spain Vinca plants are subshrubs or herbaceous, and have slender trailing stems long but not growing more than above ground; the stems frequently take root where they touch the ground, enabling the plant to spread widely. The leaves are opposite, simple broad lanceolate to ovate, long and broad; they are evergreen in four species, but deciduous in the herbaceous V. herbacea, which dies back to the root system in winter.
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