Description
Erect or decumbent suffrutex, to 1 m, usually with white latex. Stems green, often suffused with purple or red. Leaves decussate, petiolate; lamina variable, elliptic, obovate or narrowly obovate; apex mucronate. Flowers 4-5 cm, showy, white or pink, with a purple, red, pale yellow or white centre. Follicle 1.2-3.8 × 0.2-0.3 cm, dehiscent on the adaxial side. Seeds 1-2 mm, numerous, grooved on one side.
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Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don
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Author: Mark Hyde
Author: Bart Wursten
Author: Petra Ballings
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2012). Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 5 June 2012 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=145040
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