Vinca difformis

Vinca difformis, Serra de Collserola, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Vinceae
Subtribus: Vincinae
Genus: Vinca
Species: Vinca difformis
Subspecies: V. d. subsp. difformis – V. d. subsp. sardoa

Name

Vinca difformis Pourr., Mem. Acad. Toul. 3. 333. 1788.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Vinca major subsp. difformis (Pourr.) M.Laínz, Aport. Conoc. Fl. Gallega 6: 22 (1968).

Homonyms

• Vinca difformis Regel & Schmalh. (1879) nom. illeg. = Vinca erecta

References

• Pourret, P.A. 1788. Histoire et Mémoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, Inscriptions et Belles Lettres de Toulouse 3: 333.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Vinca difformis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Aug. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Vinca difformis. Published online. Accessed: Aug, 13 2017.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Vinca difformis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Cymraeg: Perfagl serennog
Deutsch: Mittleres Immergrün
English: Intermediate Periwinkle
español: Alcandórea
galego: Herba da envexa
svenska: Ljusblå vintergröna

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