Typical of the Apocynaceae family
Kopsia fruticosa
Shrub Vinca ডাকুর
Bengali name · See all regional names ↓
Also known as Pink Kopsia, Pink Gardenia
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, West Bengal, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Shrub Vinca in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Bengali | ডাকুর | Not recorded |
See the original recorded names
- Bengali
- ডাকুর
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is. Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Andaman Is., S. Myanmar.
- Explore nearby plants
- Kerala →West Bengal →Maharashtra →
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How to identify Shrub Vinca
Identify Shrub Vinca by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Pink pinwheel flowers with darker eye.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Apocynaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Shrub Vinca.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Kopsia fruticosa
- Genus
- Kopsia
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Myanmar
- Distribution
- Throughout India, Southeast Asia
- Found in India
- Kerala, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Assam
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Apocynaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Shrub Vinca itself; the rest are typical of the Apocynaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Shrub Vinca
Shrub Vinca (Kopsia fruticosa) belongs to the Apocynaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, West Bengal, Maharashtra and 6 other states. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Shrub Vinca belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
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