Vinca

Vinca
Vinca minor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Vinceae
Subtribe: Vincinae
M.E.Endress
Genus: Vinca
L. 1753
Synonyms[1]
  • Pervinca Mill.

Vinca (/ˈvɪŋkə/;[2] Latin: vincire "to bind, fetter") is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, native to Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia.[3][4][5][6] The English name periwinkle is shared with the related genus Catharanthus (and also with the common seashore mollusc, Littorina littorea).

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  3. ^ Flora Europaea: Vinca
  4. ^ "EuroMed Plantbase Project: Vinca". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  5. ^ Flora of Pakistan: Vinca
  6. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Vinca included photos plus European distribution maps