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Catharanthus roseus is an evergreen subshrub or herbaceous plant growing 1 m (39 in) tall. The leaves are oval to oblong, 2.5–9 cm (1.0–3.5 in) long and 1–3.5 cm (0.4–1.4 in) wide, glossy green, hairless, with a pale midrib and a short petiole 1–1.8 cm (0.4–0.7 in) long; they are arranged in opposite pairs.
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Catharanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae.Like the genus Vinca, they are known commonly as periwinkles. [3] There are eight known species. Seven are endemic to Madagascar, [4] though one, C. roseus, is widely naturalized around the world.
Catharanthus roseus; S. Catharanthus scitulus; T. Catharanthus trichophyllus This page was last edited on 3 January 2020, at 02:54 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
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Unless a lot more information is included on the other species in the genus I would recommend renaming the article Catharanthus with redirects from "Madagascar periwinkle", "Rosy periwinkle", and "Catharanthus roseus". Hmmm, just had a second look at the history of this page.