Vinca major L.

English: Periwinkle

German: Periwinkle

Mandarin: 蔓长春花 (man chang chun hua)

Portuguese: Pervinca-maior

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Gentianales (113)

        Family: Apocynaceae (37)(family description)

          Genus: Vinca (2)

            Epithet: major L. (4)

major => larger than the type

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Check for Vinca major at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [728] Vinca major - Plants For A Future database
• [1338] Vinca major - Flora of China @ efloras.org
• [1755] Vinca major - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)