Voacanga
| Voacanga | |
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| Voacanga globosa[2] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rauvolfioideae |
| Tribe: | Tabernaemontaneae |
| Subtribe: | Tabernaemontaninae |
| Genus: | Voacanga Thouars[1] |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
- Voacanga africana Stapf ex Scott-Elliot - tropical W + C + E + S Africa
- Voacanga bracteata Stapf - tropical W + C Africa
- Voacanga caudiflora Stapf - tropical W Africa
- Voacanga chalotiana Pierre ex Stapf - tropical C Africa
- Voacanga foetida (Blume) Rolfe -Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines
- Voacanga globosa (Blanco) Merr. - Philippines
- Voacanga gracilipes (Miq.) Markgr. - Maluku
- Voacanga grandifolia (Miq.) Rolfe - Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Queensland
- Voacanga havilandii Ridl. - Sarawak
- Voacanga megacarpa Merr. - Philippines
- Voacanga pachyceras Leeuwenb. - Zaïre
- Voacanga psilocalyx Pierre ex Stapf - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo
- Voacanga thouarsii Roem. & Schult. Madagascar; widespread from Cape Province to Sudan + Senegal
- formerly included[3]
- Voacanga dichotoma = Tabernaemontana pachysiphon
- Voacanga plumeriifolia = Tabernaemontana macrocarpa
Gallery[edit]
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Inflorescence of V. africana. -
Paired, follicular fruits of V. africana. -
Single flower of V. thouarsii viewed from above to show corolla limb. -
Paired, follicular fruits of V. thouarsii.
References[edit]
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- ^ a b c "Voacanga", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 19 August 2013
- ^ illustration circa 1880, from Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.) - Flora de Filipinas
- ^ a b c Search for "Voacanga", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 19 August 2013
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