Catharanthus pusillus

Catharanthus pusillus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Vinceae
Subtribus: Catharanthinae
Genus: Catharanthus
Species: Catharanthus pusillus

Name

Catharanthus pusillus (Murray) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 95. 1837.

Basionym

Vinca pusilla Murray, Nov. Com. Soc. Reg. Sci. Goett. 3(1772): 66, t. 2. 1773.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Vinca pusilla Murray, Commentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. 3: 66 (1772 publ. 1773).
• Homotypic
  • Lochnera pusilla (Murray) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 145 (1895).
• Heterotypic
  • Vinca parviflora Retz., Observ. Bot. 2: 14 (1781).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asie India (throughout) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Don, G., 1837. A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants... London 4:95. 1837

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Catharanthus pusillus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Catharanthus pusillus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Catharanthus pusillus. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 21 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Catharanthus pusillus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 21.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Catharanthus pusillus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Oct. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Catharanthus pusillus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

தமிழ்: மிளகாய் நங்கை

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