Catharanthus roseus
A species in the Apocynaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Catharanthus
- Species
- Catharanthus roseus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1837
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Catharanthus roseus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
17 synonyms in this snapshot
- Ammocallis roseaName author: (L.) Small
- Catharanthus roseus var. albusName author: G.Don
- Lachnea roseaName author: (L.) Rchb.
- Lochnera roseaName author: (L.) Rchb. ex K.Schum.
- Lochnera roseaName author: (L.) K.Schum.
- Lochnera rosea f. albaName author: (Sweet) Woodson
- Lochnera rosea var. albaName author: (G.Don) Hubbard
- Lochnera rosea var. flavaName author: Tsiang
- Lochnera rosea var. ocellataName author: (Sweet) Woodson
- Pervinca roseaName author: (L.) Gaterau
- Pervinca roseaName author: (L.) Moench
- Vinca guilelmi-waldemariiName author: Klotzsch
- Vinca roseaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Vinca rosea var. albaName author: Sweet
- Vinca rosea var. albifloraName author: Bertol.
- Vinca rosea var. roseaName author: Not supplied
- Vinca speciosaName author: Salisb.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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