Vinca
genus of plants
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Summary
Vinca is a taxon[1]. Vinca ranks in the top 0.44% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,090 views/month, #867 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Vincinae[4]
- Taxon name: Vinca[5]
- Commons category: Vinca[6]
- Taxonomic type: Vinca minor[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vinca[8]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 63[10]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=12716[11]
- Taxon common name: periwinkle[12], Maagdenpalm[13], 蔓长春花属[14], zimzelen[15]
- Has fruit type: follicle[16]
- PAEnflowered taxon URL: https://www.paenflowered.org/apgii/gentianales/apocynaceae/vinca[17]
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Identifiers
Vinca's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 53327[18]. Vinca's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 60092[19]. Vinca's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 71433[20]. Vinca's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3169706[21]. Vinca's ITIS TSN is recorded as 30235[22].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Vinca include periwinkle[23], a color[24].
Why It Matters
Vinca has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Vinca is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]
Entities named for Vinca include periwinkle[23], a color[24].