BISH 410916Botany

Catharanthus roseus

Madagascar Periwinkle

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

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae

Collected by: Decker, B.G.
Collector number: 399
Date: April 28, 1960
Locality: Atuona
Island: Hiva Oa
Region: French Polynesia
Identified by: Wagner, W.L.
Record type: Preserved specimen

185 Bishop specimens of Catharanthus roseus · collected 1864–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 28, 1960, Decker, B.G. also collected 20 other specimens.

Catharanthus roseus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20,662 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Tortuga Trail, Boca Raton, FL, US

(c) braedeng35, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

N2, Western Cape, ZA

(c) Lara Antoniades, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Kaskazini A, TZ

(c) cyclonealpha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Orpheus Island, AU-QL-HI, AU-QL, AU

(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

NW 128th Terr, Gainesville, FL, US

(c) Devana Satheshkumar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

SE 43rd St, Gainesville, FL, US

(c) mamartin4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Catharanthus roseus. BISH 410916. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956366855. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/410916.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956366855 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026