Basil Smith: Catharanthus Roseus

Artist: Basil Smith
1925 -
Nationality: British
Artwork Year: 1990
Image Size: 7 by 5.75 inches
Overall Size: 10 by 8.75 inches
Medium: Mixed Media on Hot Press Illustration Board

The smooth-leaved Madagascar Periwinkle is a perennial herb native to tropcial America. Its pink or white flowers bloom year-round, occasionally displaying a dark red eye. Though it grows in the wild, folk tales of the plant's medicinal powers led to its wide cultivation and in recent years, the Madagascar Periwinkle has become the source of an important drug used in the treatment of leukemia.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® Commemorative Cover series for the United Nations Flora and Fauna of the World issued in 1990.

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