Apocynaceae

Tiny periwinkle

Catharanthus pusillus (Murray) G.Don

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Catharanthus

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Tiny periwinkle: Catharanthus pusillus (syn. Lochnera pusilla , Vinca pusilla )- Tiny Periwinkle, Tiny Vinca • Marathi: संगखी Sangkhi, रान केल Ran-kel, तिलोनी Tiloni • Tamil: Pa — Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Tiny periwinkle

Synonyms

Lochnera pusilla (Murray) K.Schum.
Vinca parviflora Retz.
Vinca pusilla Murray

Photos

Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Shijan Kaakkara, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Shijan Kaakkara, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.