''Voacanga'' is a genus of plants in the family
Apocynaceae
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found in
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New Guinea
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[ the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 13 species:][Search for "Voacanga", ]
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# '']Voacanga africana
''Voacanga africana'' is a small tree native to tropical Africa belonging to the family Apocynaceae that grows to in height and bears leaves that are up to in length. The yellow or white flowers are succeeded by paired, follicular, dehiscent f ...
'' Stapf ex Scott-Elliot - tropical W + C + E + S Africa
# ''Voacanga bracteata
''Voacanga'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae found in Africa, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 13 species:Search for "Voacanga",
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# ''Voacanga africana' ...
'' Stapf - tropical W + C Africa
# ''Voacanga caudiflora
''Voacanga'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae found in Africa, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 13 species:Search for "Voacanga",
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# ''Voacanga africana' ...
'' Stapf - tropical W Africa
# ''Voacanga chalotiana
''Voacanga'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae found in Africa, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 13 species:Search for "Voacanga",
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# ''Voacanga africana' ...
'' Pierre
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ex Stapf - tropical C Africa
# ''Voacanga foetida
''Voacanga foetida'' grows as a tree up to high, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is grey, whitish brown or grey-brown. Its unpleasant-smelling flowers feature a white corolla. Fruit is up to in diameter. The specific epithet ''foetida ...
'' ( Blume) Rolfe -Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines
# ''Voacanga globosa
''Voacanga'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae found in Africa, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 13 species:Search for "Voacanga",
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# ''Voacanga africana' ...
'' (Blanco
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) Merr.
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- Philippines
# ''Voacanga gracilipes
''Voacanga'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae found in Africa, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 13 species:Search for "Voacanga",
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# ''Voacanga africana' ...
'' (Miq.
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) Markgr.
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- Maluku
# ''Voacanga grandifolia
''Voacanga grandifolia'' is a plant native to Malesia and Queensland. It is an introduced species in India.
Description
''Voacanga grandifolia'' grows as a small tree and produces flowers and fruits. It produces milky exudate when cut or damag ...
'' (Miq.) Rolfe - Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Queensland
# ''Voacanga havilandii
''Voacanga havilandii'' grows as a small tree up to high, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is pale green to whitish. Its flowers feature a white or cream corolla. The fruit is up to in diameter. Its habitat is lowland forest from sea ...
'' Ridl.
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- Sarawak
# ''Voacanga megacarpa
''Voacanga'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae found in Africa, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 13 species:Search for "Voacanga",
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# ''Voacanga africana' ...
'' Merr. - Philippines
# ''Voacanga pachyceras
''Voacanga'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae found in Africa, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 13 species:Search for "Voacanga",
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# ''Voacanga africana' ...
'' Leeuwenb.
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- Zaïre
# ''Voacanga psilocalyx
''Voacanga'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae found in Africa, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 13 species:Search for "Voacanga",
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# ''Voacanga africana' ...
'' Pierre ex Stapf - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo
# ''Voacanga thouarsii
''Voacanga thouarsii'', the wild frangipani, is a species of small tree in the family Apocynaceae.
Description
''Voacanga thouarsii'' grows as a small tree up to high, with a trunk diameter of up to . Its fragrant flowers feature a pale green, ...
'' Roem.
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& Schult.
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Madagascar; widespread from Cape Province to Sudan + Senegal
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# ''Voacanga dichotoma = ]Tabernaemontana pachysiphon
''Tabernaemontana pachysiphon'' grows as a shrub or small tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . Its fragrant flowers feature white to pale yellow corolla lobes. The fruit is green, almost spherical, up to in diameter. Its habitat i ...
''
# ''Voacanga plumeriifolia = Tabernaemontana macrocarpa''
Gallery
File:Voacanga Africana 06.jpg, Inflorescence of ''V. africana''.
File:Botanic garden limbe54.jpg, Paired, follicular fruits of ''V. africana''.
File:Voacanga thouarsii-flower-1.jpg, Single flower of ''V. thouarsii'' viewed from above to show corolla limb.
File:Voacanga thouarsii-fruit-1.jpg, Paired, follicular fruits of ''V. thouarsii''.
References
Apocynaceae genera
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