Characteristics
Dicots
Vinca major L.
BIGLEAF PERIWINKLE
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Not Native
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Classification
Citation
VINCA MAJOR Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 209. 1753.
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Without data (lectotype: LINN 299.3). Lectotypified by Stearn, in Taylor & Farnsworth, Vinca Alkaloids 79. 1973.
Species Distribution Map
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Synonyms
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Basionym
Type
Pervinca major
Pervinca major (Linnaeus) Scopoli, Fl. Carniol., ed. 2. 1: 170. 1771.
BASIONYM: Vinca major Linnaeus 1753.
Vinca grandiflora
Vinca grandiflora Salisbury, Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 146. 1796, nom. illegit.
BASIONYM: Vinca major Linnaeus 1753.
Vinca major subsp. variegata
Vinca major Linnaeus, subsp. variegata (Loudon) Rehder, Bibl. Cult. Trees 580. 1949.
BASIONYM: Vinca major Linnaeus, var. variegata Loudon 1842.
Vinca major var. elegantissima
Vinca major Linnaeus, var. elegantissima G. Nicholson, Ill. Dict. Gard. 4: 160. 1887.
Vinca major var. variegata
Vinca major Linnaeus, var. variegata Loudon, Encycl. Trees Shrubs 657. 1842.
Vinca ovatifolia
Vinca ovatifolia Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 4: 497. 1812, nom. illegit.
BASIONYM: Vinca major Linnaeus 1753.
Specimens and Distribution
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