Summary ⁴

Pollen: 0
Nectar: Low

Flowering time 1-12, 12-4 Madagascar. Naturalised and semi-invasive…in various habitats. Ere t perennial herb with pink or white flowers. Nectar take from the front of the flower (rising nectar?) or between calyx and ovary after the wilted flower has dropped, or at the base of young 'pods'. It is used medicinally, but is poisonous. (Johannsmeier, M. F. (2016). Beeplants of South Africa: Sources of Nectar, Pollen, Honeydew and Propolis for Honeybees)

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1. (c) Mauricio Mercadante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/mercadanteweb/7155268118/
2. (c) Leonora (Ellie) Enking, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/33037982@N04/10408551843/
3. (c) Didier Descouens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catharanthus_roseus_MHNT.BOT.2005.0962.jpg
4. (c) Megan W., some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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