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Catharanthus roseus
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Umvumvumvu Gorge
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Umvumvumvu Gorge
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By the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park
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By the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park
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| Synonyms: |
Lochnera rosea (L.) Rchb. ex Endl. Vinca rosea L. |
| Common names: | Madagascar periwinkle (English) Rosy periwinkle (English) |
| Frequency: | Locally common |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Erect or decumbent suffrutex, to 1 m, usually with white latex. Stems green, often suffused with purple or red. Leaves decussate, petiolate; lamina variable, elliptic, obovate or narrowly obovate; apex mucronate. Flowers 4-5 cm, showy, white or pink, with a purple, red, pale yellow or white centre. Follicle 1.2-3.8 × 0.2-0.3 cm, dehiscent on the adaxial side. Seeds 1-2 mm, numerous, grooved on one side. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | roseus: rose, rosy |
| Habitat: | Commonly cultivated in gardens and in the Communal Lands and becoming naturalised in disturbed places, such as on roadsides, and in stream beds. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | All year |
| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Madagascar |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E,S |
| Growth form: | Ps |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 27 July 2007 |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Catharanthus roseus pageFlora of Mozambique: Catharanthus roseus
African Plant Database: Catharanthus roseus
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Catharanthus roseus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Catharanthus roseus
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Catharanthus roseus
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Catharanthus roseus
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Catharanthus roseus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Catharanthus roseus
JSTOR Plant Science: Catharanthus roseus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Catharanthus roseus
Tropicos: Catharanthus roseus
West African Plants database: Catharanthus roseus
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