Shrub Vinca
Kopsia fruticosa
Also known as Pink Kopsia, Pink Gardenia
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, West Bengal, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
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
- Arrangement
- Opposite
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
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Shrub Vinca itself; the rest are typical of the Apocynaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- ডাকুর
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.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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