
Madagascar Periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don
Names
| English | Madagascar Periwinkle |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Roze maagdenpalm |
| Spanish | Jabonera de Madagascar |
| Chinese | 长春花 |
| Scientific name | Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don |
About this species
Catharanthus roseus, commonly known as bright eyes, Cape periwinkle, graveyard plant, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, pink periwinkle, rose periwinkle, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native and endemic to Madagascar, but is grown elsewhere as an ornamental and medicinal plant, and now has a pantropical distribution. It is a source of the drugs vincristine and vinblastine, used to treat cancer. It was formerly included in the genus Vinca as Vinca rosea.
It has many vernacular names among which are arivotaombelona or rivotambelona, tonga, tongatse or trongatse, tsimatiririnina, and vonenina.
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Catharanthus roseus es una especie de Catharanthus nativa y endémica de Madagascar. Se le conoce en gran parte del mundo como Vinca y en el Valle de los Pedroches como Príncipe Entre sus sinónimos se incluyen Vinca rosea (el basónimo), Ammocallis rosea, y Lochnera rosea.
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长春花(学名:Catharanthus roseus),别名日日春、日日草、日日新、三万花(广西、广东)、四时春、时钟花、雁来红(广东)、五瓣梅、王瓣梅、五合梅(潮汕)、长春海棠,是夹竹桃科长春花属植物。
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Gentianales |
| Family | Apocynaceae |
| Genus | Catharanthus |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Wanica2
- Paramaribo2
- Saramacca1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
Records by month
All years combined.



