Vinca major L.

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Pine Tree Inn, Juliasdale

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Common names:	Bigleaf periwinkle (English) Blue periwinkle (English) Greater periwinkle (English) Large periwinkle (English)
Description:	Evergreen, prostrate, creeping perennial herb, often forming large ground covering patches. Stems up to 5 m long, rooting at the nodes. Leaves opposite, very broadly elliptic-ovate, 3-9 cm long; narrower lanceolate and shorter near the ends of the branches, glossy dark green and leathery; margin entire but ciliate with a fringe of hairs; petiole 1-2 cm long. Flowers solitary, axillary. corolla 5-lobed, mauve-blue to purple, 3-5 cm in diameter.
Notes:	Similar to Vinca minor. That species is generally smaller in all aspects including flowers and is completely hairless. Leaves of V. major are broader with a fringe of hairs around the margin.
Derivation of specific name:	major: the larger.
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Worldwide distribution:	Native to the western Mediterranean.
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Image last updated:	Monday 14 January 2019
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Vinca major

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Vinca major
African Plant Database: Vinca major
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Vinca major
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Vinca major
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Vinca major
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iNaturalist: Vinca major
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Vinca major
JSTOR Plant Science: Vinca major
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Vinca major
Plants of the World Online: Vinca major
Tropicos: Vinca major
Wikipedia: Vinca major