Rosy periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus), the source of vinblastine and vincristine, compounds used to treat Hodgkin's disease, childhood leukemia, and testicular cancer

 

Image ID: madagascar_5557 | Date photographed: 2005-Oct-16

Tags: madagascar, flora, flowers, rosy periwinkle, ranomafana

Photographer: Rhett A. Butler | Camera: Canon

Country: Madagascar Location: Ranomafana

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