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Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Don, G. (1836). In: Gen. Syst. 4: 95.

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
Common names
Adorna patio in Spanish
Alegria in Catalan–Valencian
Begraafplaasblom in Afrikaans
Besitos in Spanish
Billygoat Weed in English
Cangrejera in language.
Cangrejera in language.
Cape periwinkle in English
Cape periwinkle in English
Catalana in Spanish
Catharanthe rose, Pervenche de Madagascar in French
Catharanthe rose, Rose amère, Guillemette, Pervenche de Madagascar in French
Chabelita in Spanish
Church flower in language.
Church flower in language.
Churchyard Blossom in English
Coneja in Spanish
Desbarata casamiento in language.
Desbarata casamiento in language.
Dừa cạn in Vietnamese
Espanta novia in Spanish
Flor boba in Spanish
Flor de todo el afio in language.
Flor de todo el afio in language.
Idaforoma in Kinyarwanda
Isisushlungu in Zulu
Jabonera de Madagascar in Spanish
Jazmin del mar in language.
Jazmin del mar in language.
Katarantus różowy in Polish
Kemunting Cina in Malay
Kihapai in language.
Madagascar Periwinkle in language.
Madagascar Periwinkle in language.
Madagascar periwinkle in English
Madagascar periwinkle in language.
Madagascar periwinkle in English
Madagascar periwinkle in English
Madagascar periwinkle in English
Madagascar periwinkle, Rose periwinkle, Rosy periwinkle, Cape periwinkle, Old-maid, Pink periwinkle in English
Madagaskar-Immergrün in German
Madalena Blanco in English
Madalena Blanku in language.
Madalena Ros in language.
Magdaleentje in language.
Magdalena blanku in language.
Mujer vegana in Spanish
Old Church Blossom in English
Old Maids Olleander in English
Oldmaid in English

Bibliographic References

  1. A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants,4(1): 95,1838
  2. 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
  3. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021abg), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CARO14
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