The plant has been called a miracle in the prevention of childhood leukemia. In the 1950s, vinca alkaloids including vinblastine and vincristine were isolated from Catharanthus roseus when ...

For gardeners, though, varieties of periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) are resilient, almost ever-blooming herbaceous plants for sunny, well-drained sites. ... TREES TO PLANT ...

Our landscape is planted with many vinca plants that give us a lot of color, ... Although commonly referred to as vinca, your plants are actually Madagascar periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus.

Oudin, A. et al. Spatial distribution and hormonal regulation of gene products from methyl erythritol phosphate and monoterpene-secoiridoid pathways in Catharanthus roseus. Plant Mol. Biol. 65, 13 ...

Many plant natural products are highly complex molecules, such as the alkaloids vincristine and vinblastine, which are produced by the Madagascar periwinkle Catharanthus roseus.

Driving around my area, one plant that has a lot of bang for the bucks is annual vinca (Catharanthus roseus), also referred to as periwinkle. I see it planted around mailboxes, in front of shrubs ...