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Catharanthus roseus in life
In life — Madagascar Periwinkle, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James Bailey
BISH 130335Botany

Catharanthus roseus

Madagascar Periwinkle

As recorded: Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae

Collected by
Wilder, G.P.
Collector number
unknown
Date
March 15, 1929
Locality
Avarua
Island
Rarotonga
Region
Cook Islands
Record type
Preserved specimen
185 Bishop specimens of Catharanthus roseus · collected 1864–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 15, 1929, Wilder, G.P. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Catharanthus roseus. BISH 130335. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956618246. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/130335.

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