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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 543909Botany

Catharanthus roseus

Madagascar Periwinkle

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

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae

Collected by
Florence, J.
Collector number
6196
Date
December 14, 1983
Locality
Moerai, village
Island
Rurutu
Region
French Polynesia
Coordinates
-22.4500, -151.3500
Elevation
2 m
Identified by
Florence, J.
Record type
Preserved specimen
185 Bishop specimens of Catharanthus roseus · collected 1864–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On December 14, 1983, Florence, J. also collected 18 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Catharanthus roseus. BISH 543909. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956232709. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/543909.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

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