Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don

 
  • Family : APOCYNACEAE
    (Dogbane Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ammocallis rosea (L.) Small; Lochnera rosea (L.) Rchb. ex Spach; Pervinca rosea (L.) Gaterau; Vinca rosea L.; Vinca speciosa Salisb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don
  • Common name : Periwinkle, Rose periwinkle
  • Vernacular name :
    • Sadabahar, Nayantara (Hindi)
    • Sadapushpa, Nithyapushpa (Kannada)
    • Nithyakalyani, Kasarali (Tamil)
    • Billa Ganneru, Nitya kalyani, Nitya sumangali (Telugu)
    • Sada bihari, Ainskati (Oria)
    • Sadhapushpa (Sanskrit)
    • Aadam-howa-chedi, Anchitahal thetti, Banappoovu, Kasithetty, Kuppavela, Nithyakallyani, Savakottappacha (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Habitat : Cultivated
  • Comments / notes : Widely cultivated in gardens and households, also as an escape in cleared lands and degraded forests
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Thane district
    • Odisha : Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Dindigul district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Madagascar
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Naturalized in tropics
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 152
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Catharanthus roseus. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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