Catharanthus roseus
(L.) G. Don
Madagascar periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus is a shrub (stem succulent) that is not native to California.
There is a high risk of this plant becoming invasive in California according to Cal-IPC.
one or more occurrenceswithin a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Occurs in non wetlands
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[Wikipedia] Madagascar Native, Medicinal Uses: Catharanthus roseus, commonly known as bright eyes, Cape periwinkle, graveyard plant, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, pink periwinkle, rose periwinkle,[2] is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native and endemic to Madagascar, but grown elsewhere as an ornamental and medicinal plant. It is a source of the drugs vincristine and vinblastine, used to treat cancer.[3] It was formerly included in the genus Vinca as Vinca rosea. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
