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Vinca

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Also known as periwinkle genus, periwinkle, periwinkles

Vinca (; Latin: vincire "to bind, fetter") is an Old World genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. The English name periwinkle is shared with the related genus Catharanthus (and with the mollusc Littorina littorea). Some Vinca species are cultivated but have also spread invasively. Additionally, some species have medicinal uses. The most widespread species is Vinca minor.

OverviewAI-generated

Vinca is a genus of plants within the family Apocynaceae. It belongs to the order Gentianales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The scientific name is listed as Vinca L.

Records for this genus have been documented in Mexico, the United States, the Philippines, France, and Ecuador. These records are held by institutions including INECOL, BRIT, SBBG, CHAS, and USCH. The genus has been associated with 6,942 PubMed entries and 461,874 occurrence records. Additionally, it is referenced by 88 other encyclopedia articles.

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Species

Vinca

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderGentianales
  5. FamilyApocynaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia
Observations recorded461,874

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records
216
With media
166
Family
Apocynaceae
Collections
INECOL, BRIT, SBBG, CHAS, USCH, TTC
Recorded in
Mexico, United States, Philippines, France, Ecuador

Research

6,942 papers

via PubMed

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Species
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Ecology
  • Cultivation
  • Medicinal uses
  • References
  • External links

Vinca (; Latin: vincire "to bind, fetter") is an Old World genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. The English name periwinkle is shared with the related genus Catharanthus (and with the mollusc Littorina littorea). Some Vinca species are cultivated but have also spread invasively. Additionally, some species have medicinal uses. The most widespread species is Vinca minor.

==Description== thumb|Vinca difformis in habitat, Cáceres, Spain Vinca plants are subshrubs or herbaceous, and have slender trailing stems long but not growing more than above ground; the stems frequently take root where they touch the ground, enabling the plant to spread widely. The leaves are opposite, simple broad lanceolate to ovate, long and broad; they are evergreen in four species, but deciduous in the herbaceous V. herbacea, which dies back to the root system in winter.

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