Catharanthus trichophyllus (Baker) Pichon

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Catharanthus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.7m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination autogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.7
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

River banks, in open localities in forest, along forest edges and roadsides, on sand, gneiss-derived soil and laterite, at elevations from sea-level up to 1,400 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 20
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Catharanthus trichophyllus unspecified picture

Distribution

Catharanthus trichophyllus world distribution map, present in Madagascar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77882-1
WFO ID wfo-0000819497
COL ID 5XG2G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lochnera trichophylla Vinca trichophylla Catharanthus trichophyllus