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Catharanthus roseus, commonly known as bright eyes, Cape periwinkle, graveyard plant, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, pink periwinkle, rose periwinkle, [2] is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae.
Vinca (/ ˈ v ɪ ŋ k ə /; [2] Latin: vincire "to bind, fetter") is an Old World genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, The English name periwinkle is shared with the related genus Catharanthus (and with the mollusc Littorina littorea). Some Vinca species are cultivated but have also spread invasively.
Vinca minor (common names lesser periwinkle [1] or dwarf periwinkle) is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, native to central and southern Europe. Other vernacular names used in cultivation include small periwinkle , common periwinkle , and sometimes in the United States, myrtle or creeping myrtle .
Vinca major is a trailing vine, spreading along the ground and rooting along the stems to form dense masses of groundcover individually 2–5 metres (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) across and up to 25 centimetres (10 in) high, perhaps even 50–70 cm (20–28 in).
There are eight known species. Seven are endemic to Madagascar, [4] though one, C. roseus, is widely naturalized around the world. [2] [5] The eighth species, C. pusillus, is native to India and Sri Lanka. [6] The name Catharanthus comes from the Greek for "pure flower". [7] These are perennial herbs with oppositely or almost oppositely ...
Also known as the powderpuff tree or silk tree, this fast-growing small to medium-sized tree has feathery leaves and showy, puffy, pink blooms that turn into flattened seed pods. It’s typically ...
The common periwinkle or winkle (Littorina littorea) is a species of small edible whelk or sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc that has gills and an operculum, and is classified within the family Littorinidae, the periwinkles. [2] This is a robust intertidal species with a dark and sometimes banded shell.
The leaves are opposite, lanceolate, 1–5 cm (1 ⁄ 2 –2 in) long and 0.2–3 cm (1 ⁄ 8 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 in) broad, glossy green with an entire margin, and nearly sessile with only a very short petiole. The flowers are produced in late summer, blue-violet or occasionally white, 2.5–3.5 cm (1– 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) diameter, with a five-lobed ...