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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Catharanthus roseus
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Madagascar Periwinkle at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
C. roseus is the source of a powerful anti-leukemia drug, per Weakley's Flora (2022)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Catharanthus roseus
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Catharanthus roseus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 156-04-003:
Vinca rosea FAMILY Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Catharanthus roseus
COMMON NAME:
Madagascar Periwinkle, Rosy-periwinkle, Cayenne Jasmine
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Keith Bradley kab_c_roseus_71034
October Miami-Dade County FL
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October Miami-Dade County FL
(The plant is the source of a powerful anti-leukemia drug) Flower >20mm across, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Catharanthus roseus
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Catharanthus roseus
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Catharanthus roseus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 156-04-003:
Vinca rosea
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Catharanthus roseus
3953
Forb
Annual/Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, northwards only persistent after cultivation or as a waif or "throw-out" after cultivation, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Madagascar
Waif(s)
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Rose-pink
Peduncles 2-4mm long
5-merous
5-lobed salverform corolla
Flowers (1-2) in upper leaf axils
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Paired follicles
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