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Catharanthus roseus |
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Catharanthus roseus [‚kath·ə‚ran·thəs ′rō·zē·əs] (botany) The Madagascar periwinkle plant from which the anticancer compounds vinblastine and vincristine are derived. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Mediterranean fan palms, windmill palms, Madagascar periwinkle, gold dust plants, heavenly bamboo and fortnight lilies filled a raised planter made from retaining wall blocks and surrounding a brick floor, all topped by a redwood patio cover designed and built by the seven teen-agers. One rainforest plant, the Madagascar Periwinkle (now extinct in the wild), increases the survival rate of children with leukemia from 20% to 80%. |
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