Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusVinca
Scientific name with authorshipVinca minor L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Pervinca heterophyla Raf.Pervinca minor (L.) GarsaultPervinca minor (L.) MoenchPervinca minor (L.) Scop., 1771Pervinca procumbens Gilib.Pervinca repens Raf.Vinca acutiflora Bertol. ex W.D.J.KochVinca ellipticifolia StokesVinca humilis Salisb.Vinca intermedia TauschVinca minor f. alba (Weston) DippelVinca minor f. argenteovariegata (Weston) RehderVinca minor f. atropurpurea (Sweet) RehderVinca minor f. azurea DippelVinca minor f. multiplex (Sweet) RehderVinca minor f. variegata (Weston) RehderVinca minor f. violacea BolzonVinca minor subsp. flore-pleno DrapiezVinca minor subsp. variegata (Weston) AbbeyVinca minor var. alba WestonVinca minor var. argenteovariegata WestonVinca minor var. atropurpurea SweetVinca minor var. aureovariegata W.Mill.Vinca minor var. aureovariegata W.Mill. ex C.K.Schneid.Vinca minor var. azurea (Dippel) C.K.Schneid.Vinca minor var. caerulea W.Mill.Vinca minor var. cuprea DöllVinca minor var. facchinii DöllVinca minor var. intermedia (Tausch) NymanVinca minor var. multiplex SweetVinca minor var. nummulariifolia P.Fourn.Vinca minor var. plena-purpurea WestonVinca minor var. sabinka H.ScholzVinca minor var. variegata LoudonVinca minor var. variegata Weston
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier82701-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
European Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.