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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