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Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don. [Vinca rosea l.]., Apocynaceae.
Madagascar periwinkle, Old maid, Cayenne jasmine, Rose periwinkle

Physical description:
Small to medium-sized salverform flowers with a very narrow green corolla tube and limb divided into five separated spatulate lobes - in white and shades of pink and red, often with a contrasting eye - borne singly in the leaf axils. A long-blooming perennial herb.

Common name/s
Pervenche de Madagascar
Sadabahar (Sadabahar)
Nayantara [Bengali]
Nityakalyani, Sadapushpi [Sanskrit]
Nittiyakalyani, Pinari [Tamil]
Барвинок розовый, Катарантус розовый

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white