Catharanthus roseus

Summary

Catharanthus roseus is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.45% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,405 views/month, #887 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Catharanthus roseus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Catharanthus roseus is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Catharanthus roseus is classified within Catharanthus^[5].
• Catharanthus roseus is endemic to Madagascar^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Catharanthus roseus is Catharanthus roseus^[7].
• Catharanthus roseus is a type of perennial plant^[8].
• Catharanthus roseus is used for medicinal plant^[9].
• Catharanthus roseus's Commons category is recorded as Catharanthus roseus^[10].
• Catharanthus roseus's has basionym is recorded as Vinca rosea^[11].
• Catharanthus roseus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Catharanthus roseus^[12].
• Catharanthus roseus's Commons gallery is recorded as Catharanthus roseus^[13].
• Catharanthus roseus's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e^[14].
• Catharanthus roseus's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4^[15].
• Catharanthus roseus's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao^[16].
• Catharanthus roseus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 63^[17].
• Catharanthus roseus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=70159^[18].
• Catharanthus roseus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. roseus'}^[19].
• Catharanthus roseus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Madagascar Periwinkle'}^[20].
• Catharanthus roseus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rosafarbene Catharanthe'}^[21].
• Catharanthus roseus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Katara'}^[22].
• Catharanthus roseus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'punatalvio'}^[23].
• Catharanthus roseus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pervenche de Madagascar'}^[24].
• Catharanthus roseus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Rosensköna'}^[25].
• Catharanthus roseus is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Pervane çiçeği'}^[26].
• Catharanthus roseus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '長春花'}^[27].

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Classification

Catharanthus roseus's scientific name is Catharanthus roseus^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Catharanthus^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Madagascar Periwinkle'}^[20], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rosafarbene Catharanthe'}^[21], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Katara'}^[22], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'punatalvio'}^[23], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pervenche de Madagascar'}^[24], and {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Rosensköna'}^[25].

Distribution

Catharanthus roseus is endemic to Madagascar^[6].

Identifiers

Catharanthus roseus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 62924^[28]. Catharanthus roseus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4058^[29]. Catharanthus roseus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 581125^[30]. Catharanthus roseus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3169830^[31]. Catharanthus roseus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 30168^[32].

Why It Matters

Catharanthus roseus ranks in the top 0.45% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,405 views/month, #887 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]