Common Name: Rose Periwinkle
Chinese Name: 長春花
Family: Apocynaceae 夾竹桃科
Scientific Name: Catharanthus roseus
Plant Type: Angiosperms (dicotyledons)
Flowering Period: April to October
Fruiting Period: October to December
Nativity of China/HK: Exotic
Fact: Medicinal root and shoot extracts.