Catharanthus pusillus (Murr.) G. Don.

Common Name : Tiny periwinkle
Family : Apocynaceae

HABIT

AN ERECT, GLABROUS ANNUAL HERB.

STEMS

UP TO 60 CM TALL, MUCH BRANCHED WITH 4-ANGLED BRANCHES.

LEAVES

LEAVES LANCEOLATE, 2-7 CM LONG AND 0.5-2 CM WIDE, APEX ACUMINATE; PETIOLES 1.5-5 MM LONG.

FLOWERS

SOLITARY OR IN PAIRS, WHITE.

FRUITS

SMALL, DIVARICATE, MEMBRANOUS FOLLICLES, IN PAIRS.

SEEDS

SUBCYLINDRICAL, BLACK AND RIBBED.