Madagascar Periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus
Ornamental and medicinal plant cultivated as the source of vincristine and vinblastine, alkaloids used in cancer chemotherapy.
Family
Apocynaceae
Temperature
20-30°C (absolute 10-34°C)
Rainfall
1000-1200mm (absolute 800-1400mm)
Soil pH
6-7 (absolute 5.5-7.5)
Soil types
Well-drained sandy loam soils