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Madagascar periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus
17.1768, 104.528
Field Notes
Description:
It is an evergreen subshrub growing to 1 m tall. The leaves are oval to oblong, glossy green, and hairless. The flowers are white to dark pink with a darker red centre, with five petal-like lobes.
Habitat:
As an ornamental plant, it is appreciated for its hardiness in dry and nutritionally deficient conditions, popular in subtropical gardens.
Notes:
In the wild, it is an endangered plant. It is also however widely cultivated and is naturalised in subtropical and tropical areas of the world, such as Thailand.
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