Catharanthus

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"Catharanthus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A plant genus of the family Apocynaceae. It is the source of VINCA ALKALOIDS, used in leukemia chemotherapy.

Descriptor ID	D030008
MeSH Number(s)	B01.650.940.800.575.100.081.260
Concept/Terms	Catharanthus Catharanthus Catharanthus roseus Catharanthus roseus roseus, Catharanthus Periwinkle, Madagascar Madagascar Periwinkle Vinca rosea Vinca roseas rosea, Vinca roseas, Vinca

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Plants [B01.650]
Viridiplantae [B01.650.940]
Streptophyta [B01.650.940.800]
Embryophyta [B01.650.940.800.575]
Angiosperms [B01.650.940.800.575.100]
Apocynaceae [B01.650.940.800.575.100.081]
Catharanthus [B01.650.940.800.575.100.081.260]

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