| Catharanthus scitulus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Catharanthus |
| Species: | C. scitulus
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| Binomial name | |
| Catharanthus scitulus (Pichon) Pichon
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| Synonyms1 | |
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Catharanthus scitulus is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it is found in the sub-arid south in low-lying, sandy soil. Similar to C. lanceus, the plant branches out more than the other species. Its stems spread, with pseudo-dichotomous branching, coming together to form a rosette at each node.2 The corolla is pink or violet at the lobes.34
References
References
- "Catharanthus scitulus". The Plant List. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.