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Vinca major - double flowered
Vinca major L. Apocynaceae double-flowered Large Periwinkle. Distribution: Western Mediterranean. A noxious weed in may countries, and invasive even in London gardens. Vincamine, a chemical extracted from Vinca minor is available in the USA as a dietary supplement but also as a drug to increase cerebral blood flow. It is not available in the UK. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal Co…
Creator
- Dr Henry Oakeley
Subject
- Countryside
- Garden
- Herbal remedies
- Petal
- Poison
- Purple
- Garden
Creator
- Dr Henry Oakeley
Subject
- Countryside
- Garden
- Herbal remedies
- Petal
- Poison
- Purple
- Garden
Providing institution
Aggregator
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Dr Henry Oakeley
Source
- B0009251
Identifier
- B0009251
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Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:58:20.145Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T11:58:20.145Z