Catharanthus roseus
Sadabahar is a small plant with dark green oval leaves and flat petalled pink flowers. It is the source of vinca alkaloids, used in chemotherapy (as vinblastine, vincristine, etc.) for leukaemia and other cancers. Has been used as a herbal remedy for diabetes. Its investigation as a treatment for arthritis led to the discovery of its cytotoxic properties. It the Provincial flower of the Punjab in Pakistan.
Catharanthus Roseus Media
A white colored, Catharanthus Roseus flower
Close-up view of Catharanthus roseus (known as Nayantara in Bengali) in West Bengal, India, photographed by Yogabrata Chakraborty, on October 2, 2021.
Pale Pink with Red Centre Cultivar
A picture showing a mature and fully grown shrub of Catharanthus Roseus
- Catharanthusroseus
Deep-red Catharanthus roseus
This one was grown in Bangladesh as a ornamental plant in a flower tub in the balcony of a house
Off-white Catharanthus roseus
White with red-centered Catharanthus roseus
Red Catharanthus roseus
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