Apocynaceae

Catharanthus lanceus (Bojer ex A.DC.) Pichon

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Catharanthus

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Catharanthus lanceus: Catharanthus roseus (Boa noite) Origin: Brazil Date:03-03- 2006 Autor: Eurico Zimbres Free for all use — Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Zimbres assumed, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 小花啤酒草
Persian: کاتارانتوس لانسئوس پیچون

Synonyms

Lochnera lancea K.Schum.
Tachiadenus parviflorus Baker
Vinca lancea Bojer ex A.DC.

Photos

Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Zimbres assumed, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Louis Aureglia, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Louis Aureglia, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bat, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bat, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.