Catharanthus roseus
Cape Periwinkle, Churchyard Blossom
Other regional names: Madagascar Periwinkle +8 more
- Madagascar Periwinkle
- Madalena Blanco
- Old Church Blossom
- Old Maid
- Old Maids Olleander
- Periwinkle
- Pink Periwinkle
- Rose Periwinkle
- Rosy Periwinkle
Also known as: Ammocallis rosea (L.) Small +15 more
- 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 var. alba (G.Don) Sweet
- Vinca rosea var. albiflora Bertol.
- Vinca speciosa Salisb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or shrub.
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Catharanthus roseus (commonly known as Cape periwinkle or Churchyard Blossom) is a shrub belonging to the Apocynaceae family. Found natively in Africa, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Madagascar
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Aruba, Ascension, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Borneo, Burkina, C. American Pacific Is., California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chad, Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Easter Is., El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Georgia, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kansas, Kazan-retto, Kenya, Kermadec Is., Kriti, Laccadive Is., Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Malaya, Maldives, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Myanmar, Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niue, North Carolina, Ogasawara-shoto, Panama, Philippines, Phoenix Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., South Carolina, South China Sea, Southwest Caribbean, Spain, St.Helena, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tunisia, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wake I., Windward Is., Zaïre
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms