Wild Flowering Plants
| Apocynaceae family Catharanthus roseus (Linnaeus) G. Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 95. 1837. Bas.: Vinca rosea Linnaeus (1759). Kaka poul. Periwinkle. Naturalized quite rare herb of open dry areas, epecially sandy soil and cemeteries. Native to Madagascar. Also a cultivated ornamental Local medicinal uses |