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Genus: Catharanthus
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Order: Gentianales > Family: Apocynaceae > Subfamily: Plumerioideae
Madagascar Periwinkle Catharanthus
roseus. |
One of the 8 species is native to India
and Sri Lanka; the remaining 7 species are endemic to Madagascar. Catharanthus
roseus (Madagascar Periwinkle) is cultivated in southern African
gardens, but has also become a weed in warm, dry places (mainly in eastern
parts of southern Africa).
Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
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Catharanthus roseus
[= Vinca guilelmi-waldemarii,
Vinca rosea]
See
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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