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Vinca major

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Also known as Greater Periwinkle, Large periwinkle, Greater periwinkle, Blue periwinkle

species of plant

OverviewAI-generated

Vinca major, commonly known as greater periwinkle, is a species within the genus Vinca. It belongs to the family Apocynaceae in the order Gentianales. The plant is classified in the class Magnoliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta, and kingdom Plantae. Other common names for this taxon include Großes Immergrün, barvínek větší, and isotalvio.

The species has been recorded as a medicinal plant. Occurrence data indicates 141,530 records, while iNaturalist lists 73,387 observations. Specific records from Mexico are held by institutions such as CIBYC-UAEM, ENCB-IPN, INECOL, FCB-BUAP, and SEMAHN, with a total of 3,316 records and 2,727 media items documented in that region.

Synthesized by Vinony from 33 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

greater periwinkle

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderGentianales
  5. FamilyApocynaceae
Observations73,387
Observations recorded141,530

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
3,316
With media
2,727
Family
Apocynaceae
Collections
CIBYC-UAEM, ENCB-IPN, INECOL, FCB-BUAP, SEMAHN, UACH
Recorded in
Mexico

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Encyclopedic overview

Vinca major, with the common names bigleaf periwinkle, large periwinkle, greater periwinkle and blue periwinkle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to the western Mediterranean. Growing to 25 cm (10 in) tall and spreading indefinitely, it is an evergreen perennial, frequently used in cultivation as a groundcover.

Description

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