Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don

APOCYNACEAE

- Dogbane family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Name: Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don

Nomencl. ref.: Gen. Hist. 4: 95 (1836)
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Madagascar periwinkle

English name: bright-eyes

English name: Cape periwinkle

Spanish name: pervinca de Madagascar

French name: pervenche de Madagascar

Italian name: Pervinca rosea

Grown habit: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Duration: Annual, Perennial

Synonyms:
= Ammocallis rosea (L.) Small
= Lochnera rosea (L.) Rchb. ex Spach
= Vinca rosea L.

TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Catharanthus
Species:

Page counter: 2698 ( AVG: 221.16 / 219.883 )

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Catharanthus roseus
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Lucca, Orto Botanico nel Parco delle Mura, LU, Toscana, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

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Habit at LaPerouse, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Catharanthus roseus
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna

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Seedlings at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Catharanthus roseus

Catharanthus roseus
Flowering habit at Hana, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Catharanthus roseus
Flower at Long Key, Florida - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Catharanthus roseus
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna

Catharanthus roseus
Flowering habit at Pukalani, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

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Steve Hurst - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image

Catharanthus roseus
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna

Catharanthus roseus
Small plant flowering at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Catharanthus roseus
Flower at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Catharanthus roseus

Catharanthus roseus
Flowering habit at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Catharanthus roseus

Catharanthus roseus
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna

Catharanthus roseus
Flowers with white centers at Ulupalakua Ranch Store, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Catharanthus roseus

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

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(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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