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Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don

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G. Don. In: Gen. Syst. 4: 95. (1836).
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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Gentianales
family
Apocynaceae
genus
Catharanthus
species
Catharanthus roseus

Name

Synonyms
Ammocallis rosea (L.) Small
Catharanthus roseus var. albus G.Don
Lachnea rosea (L.) Rchb.
Lochnera rosea (L.) Rchb.
Lochnera rosea (L.) Rchb. ex Endl.
Lochnera rosea (L.) Rchb. ex K.Schum.
Lochnera rosea (L.) Rchb. ex Spach
Lochnera rosea f. alba (Sweet) Woodson, 1938
Lochnera rosea var. alba (G.Don) Hubbard
Lochnera rosea var. flava Tsiang
Pervinca rosea (L.) Gaterau
Pervinca rosea (L.) Moench
Vinca gulielmi-waldemarii Klotzsch
Vinca rosea L.
Vinca rosea var. alba (G.Don) Sweet
Vinca rosea var. albiflora Bertol.
Vinca speciosa Salisb.
Homonyms
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don
Catharanthus roseus Linnaeus, 1759
Common names
Cangrejera in language.
Cape periwinkle in English
Church flower in language.
Desbarata casamiento in language.
Flor de todo el afio in language.
Jazmin del mar in language.
Madagascar Periwinkle in language.
Madagascar periwinkle in English
Madagascar periwinkle in English
Madagascar periwinkle in English
Madagascar periwinkle in English
Playera in language.
boa-noite in language.
boa-tarde in language.
bright-eyes in English
chang chun hua in language.
chatas in Spanish
chula in Spanish
graveyardplant in English
lavadeira in language.
maria-sem-vergonha in Portuguese
old-maid in English
old-maid-flower in English
pervenche de Madagascar in French
pervinca de Madagascar in Spanish
pervinca-rosa in language.
pink periwinkle in English
rose periwinkle in English
rosensköna in Swedish
rosy periwinkle in English
vinca-de-gato in language.
vinca-de-madagascar in language.
vinca-rósea in language.
កំពីងពួយគោក ឬផ្កាតាំងយូ in Central Khmer
Churchyard Blossom in English
Magdaleentje in language.
Madagascar Periwinkle in English
Madagascar periwinkle in English
Madalena Blanco in English
Madalena Blanku in language.
Madalena Ros in language.
Old Church Blossom in English
Old Maids Olleander in English
Periwinkle in English
old maid in English
red periwinkle in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  2. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021abg), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CARO14
  3. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021abg), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CARO14
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