Madagascar periwinkle

English Noun The rosy periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus species. en 24 February 2018 Jonathan Watts The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/feb/24/madagascar-toxic-toads-lemurs-ecology-threat This is even more apparent outside, where clove and cinnamon trees tower over plants that guides say are vital for the global pharmaceutical industry, such as Catharanthus roseus, the Madagascar periwinkle, which is used in diabetes and cancer treatments, and Mimosa pudica, which is being studied by researchers working on drugs to slow the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. https://web.archive.org/web/20261017234838/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/feb/24/madagascar-toxic-toads-lemurs-ecology-threat 17 October 2026 Translations Catharanthus roseus Burmese: my သင်္ဘောမညှိုးပန်း Catalan: ca pruenga de jardí f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 長春花 French: fr pervenche de Madagascar f German: de Rosafarbene Catharanthe f Haitian Creole: ht kakapoul Hawaiian: haw kīhāpai Japanese: ja 日々草 ニチニチソウ, nichinichisō Malagasy: mg vonenina Polish: pl katarantus różowy m-in, pl barwinek różowy m-in en Dogbane family plants