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    Rosy periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus), the source of vinblastine and vincristine, compounds used to treat Hodgkin's disease, childhood leukemia, and testicular cancer




Rosy periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus), the source of vinblastine and vincristine, compounds used to treat Hodgkin's disease, childhood leukemia, and testicular cancer

Rosy periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus), the source of vinblastine and vincristine, compounds used to treat Hodgkin's disease, childhood leukemia, and testicular cancer

Image code:
madagascar_5557
Location: Ranomafana
Photographer: Rhett A. Butler

Camera: Canon


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