Common name
English: Madagascar periwinkle
German: Madagaskar-Immergrün
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Gentianales (113)
Family: Apocynaceae (37)(family description)
Genus: Catharanthus (1)
Epithet: roseus (L.) G.Don (1)
Synonyms: Ammocallis rosea (L.) Small, Lochnera rosea (L.) Rchb. ex Endl., Pervinca rosea (L.) Gaterau, Vinca gulielmi-waldemarii Klotzsch, Vinca rosea L.
rosea => rose or pale red-pink coloured
roseus => rose or pale red-pink coloured
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, pink, white