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Widespread ornamental subshrub of Malagasy origin with attractive pink or white flowers, a source of powerful anticancer drugs.
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Wendy L. Applequist
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Catharanthus roseus Trusted
Valter Jacinto
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Catharanthus roseus Trusted
© ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. South Africa.
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Catharanthus roseus Trusted
Missouri Botanical Garden
Catharanthus roseus Trusted
© 2005 Luigi Rignanese
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Present in 21 collections
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NMNH Species of the Day
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RedHotList Completed
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Plant Checklist of Kaho`olawe Island
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RedHotList Completed
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Smithsonian NMNH Species of the Day
452 other items , 5 members
Found in 3 classifications
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Vitthal Kudal removed a common name from "Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don".
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Emerson Bezerra commented on "Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don":
This species is very common in Northeast Brazil, but they are probably easily foun... more
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