Catharanthus
Catharanthus (family Apocynaceae) A genus that comprises 8 species of tropical herbs, 7 of them endemic (see ENDEMISM) to Madagascar. C. roseus, a showy ornamental and often a weed, produces important medicinal alkaloids.
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