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Lachnea rosea (Lachnea rosea)

Description

Catharanthus roseus, commonly known as the Madagascar periwinkle, rose periwinkle, or rosy periwinkle, is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae. It is native and endemic to Madagascar, but grown elsewhere as an ornamental and medicinal plant, a source of the drugs vincristine and vinblastine, used to treat cancer. Other English names include '“Cape periwinkle” and "old-maid". It was formerly included in the genus Vinca as Vinca rosea.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Fungi

      • Phylum:

        • Class:

          • Order: Gentianales

            • Family: Apocynaceae

              • Genus: Lachnea