| NOUN | plant | Catharanthus, genus Catharanthus | small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar / Madagascar |
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| Meaning | small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar / Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly included in genus Vinca. | |
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| Synonym | genus Catharanthus | |
| Member of | Apocynaceae, family Apocynaceae, dogbane family | chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers |
| Members | periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea | commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers |
| Broader | dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination |
| Spanish | catharanthus, genus catharanthus | |
| Catalan | catharanthus, genus catharanthus | |
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