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. 2013 Nov;4(11):1231–1235.

Figure 1.

Figure 1

The flowers of Catharanthus roseus G. Don. Catharanthus roseus (syn. Vinca rosea) an evergreen shrub, it grows to a height of 1 m with a spread of 1 m. The stem is short, erect and branching; the leaves are glossy green, oval, 5 cm long and opposite acuminate; the flowers are soft pink, tinged with red, 5 petal, open, tubular and 4 cm across, appearing in spring and autumn (three colors: pink, purple and white) (http://my.opera.com/Thachthaotim84/albums/showpic.dml)