Catharanthus roseus

species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae
Taxon taxon Q161093
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Catharanthus roseus

Summary

Catharanthus roseus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.45% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,836 views/month, #887 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Catharanthus roseus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Catharanthus roseus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Catharanthus roseus is classified within Catharanthus[5].
  • Catharanthus roseus is endemic to Madagascar[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Catharanthus roseus is Catharanthus roseus[7].
  • Catharanthus roseus is a type of perennial plant[8].
  • Catharanthus roseus is used for medicinal plant[9].
  • Catharanthus roseus's Commons category is recorded as Catharanthus roseus[10].
  • Catharanthus roseus's has basionym is recorded as Vinca rosea[11].
  • Catharanthus roseus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Catharanthus roseus[12].
  • Catharanthus roseus's Commons gallery is recorded as Catharanthus roseus[13].
  • Catharanthus roseus's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[14].
  • Catharanthus roseus's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[15].
  • Catharanthus roseus's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[16].
  • Catharanthus roseus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 63[17].
  • Catharanthus roseus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=70159[18].
  • Catharanthus roseus's short name is recorded as C. roseus[19].
  • Catharanthus roseus is commonly known as Madagascar Periwinkle[20].
  • Catharanthus roseus is commonly known as Rosafarbene Catharanthe[21].
  • Catharanthus roseus is commonly known as Katara[22].
  • Catharanthus roseus is commonly known as punatalvio[23].
  • Catharanthus roseus is commonly known as Pervenche de Madagascar[24].
  • Catharanthus roseus is commonly known as Rosensköna[25].
  • Catharanthus roseus is commonly known as Pervane çiçeği[26].
  • Catharanthus roseus is commonly known as 長春花[27].

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Classification

Catharanthus roseus's scientific name is Catharanthus roseus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Catharanthus[5]. Recorded taxon common name include Madagascar Periwinkle[20], Rosafarbene Catharanthe[21], Katara[22], punatalvio[23], Pervenche de Madagascar[24], and Rosensköna[25].

Distribution

Catharanthus roseus is endemic to Madagascar[6].

Identifiers

Catharanthus roseus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 62924[28]. Catharanthus roseus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4058[29]. Catharanthus roseus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 581125[30]. Catharanthus roseus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3169830[31]. Catharanthus roseus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 30168[32].

Why It Matters

Catharanthus roseus ranks in the top 0.45% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,836 views/month, #887 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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