Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Gentianales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Catharanthus roseus
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
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Read more about Madagascar Periwinkle at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Catharanthus roseus
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 156-04-003:
Vinca rosea
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Catharanthus roseus
COMMON NAME:
Madagascar Periwinkle, Rosy-periwinkle, Cayenne Jasmine
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Keith Bradley kab_c_roseus_71322
October Miami-Dade County FL
(The plant is the source of a powerful anti-leukemia drug) Flower >20mm across, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Catharanthus roseus
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Catharanthus roseus
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 156-04-003:
Vinca rosea
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Catharanthus roseus