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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 553335Botany

Catharanthus roseus

Madagascar Periwinkle

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

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae

Collected by
Florence, J.
Collector number
5598
Date
November 18, 1983
Locality
Anatonu, route de Rairua
Island
Raivavae
Region
French Polynesia
Coordinates
-23.8500, -147.6667
Elevation
1 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
185 Bishop specimens of Catharanthus roseus · collected 1864–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On November 18, 1983, Florence, J. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Catharanthus roseus. BISH 553335. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956447720. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/553335.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

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