BISH 424150Botany

Catharanthus roseus

Madagascar Periwinkle

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

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.R.S. Cowan →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 22112
Date: September 9, 1946
Locality: Ebon Atoll
Island: Ebon Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On September 9, 1946, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Catharanthus roseus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20,659 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

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

SE 43rd St, Gainesville, FL, US

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

2026-10-27

الشافعي/بئر البوم، جت، إسرائيل

(c) براء ناصر, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Kankannala, Naharlagun, AR, IN

(c) Vijay Anand Ismavel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Catharanthus roseus. BISH 424150. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956612738. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/424150.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956612738 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026