Catharanthus coriaceus

Catharanthus coriaceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Catharanthus
Species:	C. coriaceus
Binomial name
Catharanthus coriaceus Markgr.

Catharanthus coriaceusis a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is endemic to Madagascar.

C. coriaceus is typically found in the northern areas or the central plateau of Madagascar, preferring a dry, rocky environment. The plants are relatively small at full growth (hardly ever more than 30 cm tall). The one-flowered plant has leaves that are 30 mm long or less but are longer than the internodes. ^{[4] [5]} The follicles are erect or pedunculate, and the corolla is pink. ^[6]

References

1. "Catharanthus coriaceus Markgr". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
2. "Catharanthus coriaceus Markgr". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
3. "Catharanthus scitulus". The Plant List . Retrieved 10 September 2014.
4. Kole, Chittaranjan, ed. (2022). The Catharanthus Genome. Compendium of Plant Genomes. Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-89269-2. ISBN   978-3-030-89268-5. ISSN   2199-4781.
5. Allorge, Lucile; Phillipson, Peter B.; Razakamalala, Richardson (2015). "Catharanthus makayensis L. Allorge, Phillipson & Razakamal. (Apocynaceae), a New Species from Madagascar". Candollea. 70 (1): 61. Bibcode:2015Cando..70...61A. doi:10.15553/c2015v701a7.
6. Bergen, Marieke van; Snoeijer, Wim, eds. (1996). Catharanthus G. Don: the Madagaskar periwinkle and related species. Wageningen Agricultural University papers. Wageningen Agricultural University. ISBN   978-90-73348-60-8.

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