일일초-[정명] Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don

 

일일초(white)

 

 

 

과명 Apocynaceae (협죽도과) 속명 Catharanthus (일일초속) 전체학명 [정명]Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don 추천명 일일초 이명   외국명 Old maid

Lochnera rosea=Ammocallis rosea=Vinca rosea (basionym)=Catharanthus roseus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharanthus_roseus It is an evergreen subshrub or herbaceous plant growing 1 m tall. The leaves are oval to oblong, 2.5–9 cm long and 1–3.5 cm broad, glossy green, hairless, with a pale midrib and a short petiole 1–1.8 cm long; they are arranged in opposite pairs. The flowers are white to dark pink with a darker red centre, with a basal tube 2.5–3 cm long and a corolla 2–5 cm diameter with five petal-like lobes. The fruit is a pair of follicles 2–4 cm long and 3 mm broad. In the wild, it is an endangered plant; the main cause of decline is habitat destruction by slash and burn agriculture.[15] It is also however widely cultivated and is naturalised in subtropical and tropical areas of the world. It is so well adapted to growth in Australia, that it is listed as a noxious weed in Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory, and also in parts of eastern Queensland.

학명변경: Lochnera rosea (L.) K.Schum. -> Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don

꽃말 : 이쁜 추억