Vinca difformis Pourret (Apocynaceae) - Pervinca ovata

Vinca difformis Pourret Mém. Acad. Sci. Toulouse 3: 337 (1788)

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29

Vinca difformis Pourret
Distribuzione in Europa

Vinca difformis Pourret
Distribuzione in Italia

SISTEMATICA

Kingdom / Regno: Plantae
Subkingdom / Sottoregno: Tracheobionta
Superdivision / Superdivisione: Spermatophyta
Division / Divisione: Magnoliophyta
Class / Classe: Magnoliopsida
Subclass / Sottoclasse: Asteridae
Order / Ordine: Gentianales
Family / Famiglia: Apocynaceae

Genus / Genere: Vinca

Species / Specie

Vinca difformis Pourret

Vinca major L.

Vinca minor L.

Vinca sardoa (Stearn) Pign.

PLANT PROFILE / INFORMAZIONI : (*)

Rank: species / specie
Status name: accepted / accettato

Nomi comuni / Common names

Italian name / Nome italiano:
Pervinca ovata

English name: -

Forma biologica: CH rept
Periodo di fioritura: II-IV
Tipo corologico: W-Steno-Medit.
Altitudine (min/max): 0/800 m.

Synonyms / Sinonimi:
Vinca acutiflora Bertol.
Vinca media Hoffmanns. & Link

Images / Immagini

Vinca difformis Pourret

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Other informations / Altre informazioni

Index of taxa / Indice delle specie

Generi delle Apocynaceae:

Nerium

Trachomitum

Vinca

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BIBLIOGRAFIA:
Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
Zangheri P. - Flora Italica (2 voll.) - Cedam - 1976

N.B. Per alcune specie la distribuzione geografica potrebbe richiedere ulteriori ricerche