Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don belongs to the Apocynaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

No collection number

January 10, 2006

Location

Madagascar

-18.398889, 47.937222

Location Remarks

East of Anjozorobe. Near village of Antsahabe. Humid forest. Specimens preserved in alcohol.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Apocynaceae

Genus

Catharanthus

Specific Epithet

roseus

Authorship

(L.) G.Don

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#225,174 of 335,497

Top 68%

Extinction probability

15%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →