Voacanga foetida

Description

Voacanga foetida grows as a tree up to 20 metres 70 ft high, with a trunk diameter of up to 40 centimetres 16 in. The bark is grey, whitish brown or grey-brown. Its unpleasant-smelling flowers feature a white corolla. Fruit is up to 11 cm4 in in diameter. The specific epithet foetida is from the Latin meaning "evil-smelling". Habitat is forest from sea-level to 600 metres 2,000 ft altitude. V. foetida is found in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.