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Genus of plants
Voacanga is a genus of plants in the family
Apocynaceae found in
Africa,
Southeast Asia,
New Guinea, and
Australia.
[1] As of August 2013
[update] the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 13 species:
[3]
- Species
[3]
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Voacanga africana
Stapf ex
Scott-Elliot - tropical W + C + E + S Africa
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Voacanga bracteata Stapf - tropical W + C Africa
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Voacanga caudiflora Stapf - tropical W Africa
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Voacanga chalotiana
Pierre ex Stapf - tropical C Africa
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Voacanga foetida (
Blume)
Rolfe -Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines
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Voacanga globosa (
Blanco)
Merr. - Philippines
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Voacanga gracilipes (
Miq.)
Markgr. - Maluku
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Voacanga grandifolia (Miq.) Rolfe - Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Queensland
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Voacanga havilandii
Ridl. - Sarawak
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Voacanga megacarpa Merr. - Philippines
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Voacanga pachyceras
Leeuwenb. - Zaïre
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Voacanga psilocalyx Pierre ex Stapf - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo
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Voacanga thouarsii
Roem. &
Schult. Madagascar; widespread from Cape Province to Sudan + Senegal
- formerly included
[3]
- Voacanga dichotoma =
Tabernaemontana pachysiphon
- Voacanga plumeriifolia =
Tabernaemontana macrocarpa
Gallery
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Inflorescence of V. africana.
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Paired, follicular fruits of V. africana.
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Single flower of V. thouarsii viewed from above to show corolla limb.
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Paired, follicular fruits of V. thouarsii.
References
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