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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
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Catharanthus roseus

Madagascar Periwinkle

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

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae

Collected by
Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number
27037
Date
August 30, 1946
Locality
village
Region
Marshall Islands
Elevation
2 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
185 Bishop specimens of Catharanthus roseus · collected 1864–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 30, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Catharanthus roseus. BISH 744467. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956324968. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/744467.

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