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Vinca difformis Pourr. trib. Vinceae 
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FamilyAPOCYNACEAE
Genus speciesVinca difformis Pourr. trib. Vinceae
SynonymsVinca acutiflora Bertol.
 Vinca major Brot.
 Vinca obtusiflora Pau
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Descriptionleaves ovate, 30-60mm, glabrous or minutely ciliate, sepals glabrous, corolla 3-4cm in diam., with narrow, acute lobes
Size15-40cm
Colorpale bluish violet
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typecarpet
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed when ripe
division in early spring and fall; layering in spring
Territory Europe
     Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Corse , France , Portugal , Spain )
     Southeastern Europe (Italy )
Africa
     Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia )
     Macaronesia (Azores)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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APOCYNACEAE

Vinca difformis Pourr., Mem. Acad. Sci. Toulouse 3: 333 (1788)

Synonyms:
Vinca major difformis (Pourr.) M.Laínz
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difformis typica ined.

Synonyms:
Pervinca media (Hoffmanns. & Link) Caruel
Pervinca sicula Raf.
Vinca acutiflora Bertol.
Vinca major Brot.
Vinca media Hoffmanns. & Link
Vinca media acutiflora (Bertol.) Nyman
Vinca obtusiflora Pau

w. & c. Medit., Azores
12 BAL COR FRA POR SPA 13 ITA 20 ALG MOR TUN 21 AZO

difformis sardoa Stearn, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 65(2): 255 (1972)

Synonyms:
Vinca sardoa (Stearn) Pignatti

Sardinia
12 SAR

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