Catharanthus lanceus (Bojer ex A.DC.) Pichon
First published in Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 27: 237 (1948)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Madagascar. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Madagascar
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Lochnera lancea (Bojer ex A.DC.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 145 (1895)
- Vinca lancea Bojer ex A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 382 (1844)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Tachiadenus parviflorus Baker in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 274 (1897)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- 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? |
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Jan 1, 1995 | Forsyth Major [403], Madagascar | K000233615 | Unknown type material | No | |
Jan 1, 1995 | illegible [s.n.], Madagascar | K000233617 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1995 | Madagascar | K000233616 | isotype | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0