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| Vinca | |
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| Vinca minor | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rauvolfioideae |
| Tribe: | Vinceae |
| Subtribe: | Vincinae M.E.Endress |
| Genus: | Vinca L. 1753 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Vinca (/ˈvɪŋkə/;[2] Latin: vincire "to bind, fetter") is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, native to Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia.[3][4][5][6] The English name periwinkle is shared with the related genus Catharanthus (and also with the common seashore mollusc, Littorina littorea).
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ^ Stearn, W. T. (1983). Botanical Latin ed. 3. David & Charles ISBN 0-7153-8548-8.
- ^ Flora Europaea: Vinca
- ^ "EuroMed Plantbase Project: Vinca". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ Flora of Pakistan: Vinca
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Vinca included photos plus European distribution maps