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Vinca major L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Sp. Pl.: 209 (1753)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Gentianales
family
Apocynaceae
genus
Vinca
species
Vinca major

Name

Synonyms
Pervinca major (L.) Scop., 1771
Vinca major var. oxyloba Stearn
Homonyms
Vinca major L.
Vinca major Brot.
Common names
Bigleaf Periwinkle in English
Bigleaf periwinkle in English
Bigleaf periwinkle in English
Blue Periwinkle in English
Erllysg in Welsh
Erllysg Fwyaf in Welsh
Grande Pervenche in French
Grande pervenche in French
Grande pervenche in French
Grande pervenche in French
Greater Periwinkle in English
Greater Periwinkle in English
Greater Periwinkle [plant] in English
Greater Periwinkle [plant] in English
Grosses Immergruen in German
Grosses Immergruen in German
Grosses Immergruen in German
Grosses Immergruen in German
Grote maagdenpalm in Dutch
Großes Immergrün in German
Großes Immergrün in German
Großes Immergrün in German
Gwanwdon in Welsh
Gwanwdon Mwyaf in Welsh
Large Periwinkle in English
Llawrig in Welsh
Llowrig in Welsh
Perfagl Fawr in Welsh
Perfagl Fwyaf in Welsh
Perfagl Mwyaf in Welsh
Periwinkle in English
Pervenche majeure, Grande pervenche in French
Pervenche élevée, Grande pervenche, Pervenche à grandes fleurs in French
Pervinca maggiore in Italian
Pervinca maggiore in Italian
Pervinca maggiore in Italian
Stor singrøn in Danish
Ysgarllys in Welsh
big-leaved periwinkle in English
bigleaf periwinkle in language.
bigleaf periwinkle in English
bigleaf periwinkle in language.
blue periwinkle in English
blue periwinkle in language.
blue periwinkle in English
boa-noite in Portuguese
boa-noite in Portuguese
congonha in Portuguese
congonha in Portuguese
congossa in Portuguese

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. Colling G., Helminger T., Krippel Y., Schneider S. & Daco L. 2025. - Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg. Ferrantia 93, Musée national d’histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 65 pp http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q136766546
  3. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  4. Mirek Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając A., Zając A., Zając M.. 2020. Vascular plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków
  5. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)cn, http://www.hear.org/pier/species/vinca_major.htm
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