큰잎빈카-[정명] Vinca major L.

과명	Rubiaceae (꼭두서니과)	속명	Vinca (빈카속)
전체학명	[정명] Vinca major L.	추천명	큰잎빈카
		영문명	Blue-buttons, Periwinkle greater

 

Vinca major, with the common names bigleaf periwinkle, large periwinkle, greater periwinkle and blue periwinkle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to the western Mediterranean. Growing to 25 cm (10 in) tall and spreading indefinitely, it is an evergreen perennial, frequently used in cultivation as groundcover.

Etymology

The genus name probably derives from the Latin word vincire, meaning bind, as the long creeping vines were used to prepare garlands. The Latin specific epithet major means "larger", in relation to the similar Vinca minor L.

Description

Vinca major is a trailing vine, spreading along the ground and rooting along the stems to form dense masses of groundcover individually 2–5 m across and scrambling up to 50–70 cm high.

The leaves are opposite, nearly orbicular at the base of the stems and lanceolate at the apex, 3–9 cm long and 2–6 cm broad, glossy dark green with a leathery texture and an entire but distinctly ciliate margin, and a hairy petiole 1–2 cm long.

The flowers are hermaphrodite, axillary and solitary, violet-purple, 3–5 cm diameter, with a five-lobed corolla. The calyx surrounding the base of the flower is 10–17 millimetres (0.39–0.67 in) long with hairy margins. The flowering period extends from early spring to autumn.

Vinca major - Wikipedia

 

 

 

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