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Madagascan periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Description:

5 Petaled and low growing. All shades of pink have been bred for ornamental gardens.

Habitat:

Seen here in the grasslands at the base of the granite boulders in the Anja reserve. It is native and endemic to Madagascar, but grown elsewhere as an ornamental and medicinal plant

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Mel11
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Mel11

Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar

Spotted on Nov 11, 2012
Submitted on Mar 10, 2021

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