What Is Scientific Name Of Sadabahar Plant?

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The scientific name of the sadabahar plant is catharanthus roseus, which is a species of catharanthus. The sadabahar plant is also commonly known as a periwinkle.

What is a catharanthus roseus?

The catharanthus roseus is an evergreen shrub that grows up to 1 m tall.  It has oval or oblong glossy green leaves and a pretty flower in the middle.

Uses

The catharanthus roseus is often used as an ornamental plant due to its incredible beauty.  It's also used as a herbal medicine, and is commonly used in Chinese medicine to potentially cure diseases such as diabetes and malaria. 

Toxic

The catharanthus roseus is highly toxic, and can be extremely dangerous if consumed orally.

Endangered species

Unfortunately, it's now an endangered plant in the wild due to agricultural destruction of it over the years, but hopefully it will survive to see another day, as it truly is a very pretty plant.

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