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Record 1 2016-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Vinca
Latin
OBS

Apocynaceae Family.

OBS

About 12 spp. of trailing evergreen subshrubs, native of the Old World; ... flowers solitary ... corolla more or less funnel form ... Planted as ground cover and in window boxes, thriving in shady locations. Propagated by division and cuttings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Vinca
Latin
OBS

Famille des Apocynacées.

OBS

Genre comprenant 7 espèces d'arbustes, de sous-arbrisseaux ou de plantes vivaces herbacées à feuillage caduc ou persistant, formant des coussinets. [une espèce] Vinca rosea, n'est pas rustique et exige la culture en serre. [D'autres espèces] sont rustiques et envahissantes; elles conviennent comme couvre-sol dans les sous-bois [...]. Les fleurs, tubulaires, présentent 5 pétales angulés ou arrondis, ouverts en corolle.

Spanish

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