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6597.000 Catharanthus
Description of the genus
Herbs or suffrutices. Leaves opposite. Inflorescence terminal but appearing lateral, 1-2-flowered. Flowers actinomorphic. Corolla salver-shaped; lobes overlapping to the left. Ovary of 2 carpels; disk composed of 2 glands. Fruit composed of 2 follicles (although one may abort); follicles cylindrical, acute. Seeds oblong, black; testa rugose. Worldwide: 6 species: 5 in Madagascar, one in India and Sri Lanka |
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Other sources of information about Catharanthus:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Catharanthus pageFlora of Mozambique: Catharanthus
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Catharanthus
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Catharanthus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Catharanthus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Catharanthus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Catharanthus
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