Vinca L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 209 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Europe, Macaronesia to Central Asia.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Introduced into:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Ascension, Bolivia, British Columbia, California, Canary Is., Chatham Is., Chile Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, Georgia, Great Britain, Guatemala, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Juan Fernández Is., Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, South Carolina, St.Helena, Sweden, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1638] India K001113667 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1638] K001113668 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1638] India K001113665 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1638] India K001113666 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1638] K001113664 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1638] K001113669 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0