A group of drugs known as the vinca alkaloids, commonly included in chemotherapy regimens, are derived from Madagascar periwinkle.

常在化疗方案中看到的一种被称为长春花生物碱的药物，是从马达加斯加的长春花中提取的。

Last year, Chappell, with the help of Space Tango, a commercial company that provides support for research in microgravity, sent Madagascar periwinkle seedlings to the International Space Station.

去年，查佩尔得到了为微重力研究提供支持的商业公司Space Tango的帮助，将马达加斯加长春花幼苗送往国际空间站。