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catharanthus roseus
In Indonesia this flower call ' bunga tapak dara '.
This plant is the source of vinblastine and vincristine, two powerful anti-microtubule drugs used to treat certain types of cancer.
This is one of the host plants of the Oleander Hawk-moth caterpillar. :)
Spotted on Oct 10, 2011
Submitted on Feb 21, 2013
