Catharanthus roseus

Synonymy

Source: Marhold, K. (2011+): Apocynaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 95. 1837

≡Vinca rosea L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10: 944. 1759
≡Lochnera rosea (L.) Rchb.

Content

Distribution

[nCa(C F L T) aCr aCy aHs(S) nIt aSa aSi(S) aTn]

Euro+Med not endemic: Canary islands (Fuerteventura naturalisedA,B, Gran Canaria naturalisedA,B, Lanzarote naturalisedA,B, Tenerife naturalisedA,B); Crete, with Karpathos casualC; Cyprus casualD; Italy, with San Marino and Vatican City naturalisedE; Sardinia casualE; Sicily, with Malta (Sicily casualE); Spain, with Gibraltar and Andorra (Spain casualF); Tunisia casualG

Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-) (Greece): Βίγκα η ρόδινηH; Spanish; Castilian (Spain): alegría de la casaI, dominicaI, pervinca de MadagascarI, vinca de MadagascarI

Bibliography

A. Acebes Ginovés, J. R. & al. 2004: Divisiones Pteridophyta, Spermatophyta, 96-143. – In: Izquierdo, I., Martín, J. L., Zurita, N. & Arrechavaleta, M., Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias (hongos, plantas y animales terrestres) 2004. – Santa Cruz de Tenerife

B. Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. 1993: Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4th revised edition. – Sommerfeltia 17

C. Greuter, W. & Raus, T. 2006: Med-Checklist notulae, 24. – Willdenowia 36: 719-730

D. Hand, R. 2020: Various noteworthy records of flowering plants in Cyprus (1996–2019) and some status clarifications. – Cypricola 15: 1-11

E. Galasso, G. & al. 2018: An updated checklist of the vascular flora alien to Italy. – Pl. Biosystems 152: 556-592. http://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2018.1441197

F. Aymerich, P. & Sáez, L. 2019: Checklist of the vascular alien flora of Catalonia (northeastern Iberian Peninsula, Spain). – Mediterranean Botany 40: 215-242. http://doi.org/10.5209/mbot.63608

G. Raab-Straube, E. von & Raus, Th. (ed.) 2018: Euro+Med-Checklist Notulae, 9. – Willdenowia 48: 195-220

H. Kabbadas, D. S. 1957–1964: Eikonographemenon botanikon-phytologikon lexikon. – Athenai (as Vinca rosea L.)

I. anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/