''Voacanga thouarsii'', the wild frangipani,
[ is a species of small tree in the family Apocynaceae.
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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, creamy or white corolla
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*Corolla (botany), the petals of a flower, considered as a unit
*Toyota Corolla, an automobile model name
* Corolla (headgear), an ancient headdress in the form of a circlet or crown
* ''Corolla'' (gastropod), a genus of moll ...
. The fruit is dark green, spotted with paired follicles, each up to long.[
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Distribution and habitat
''Voacanga thouarsii'' grows natively in tropical and southern Africa and in Madagascar.[ Its habitat is forest and savanna from sea-level to altitude.][
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Uses
Local medicinal uses of ''Voacanga thouarsii'' include as a treatment for wounds, sores, gonorrhoea, eczema, heart problems, hypertension
Hypertension (HTN or HT), also known as high blood pressure (HBP), is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated. High blood pressure usually does not cause symptoms. Long-term high bl ...
, rheumatism
Rheumatism or rheumatic disorders are conditions causing chronic, often intermittent pain affecting the joints or connective tissue. Rheumatism does not designate any specific disorder, but covers at least 200 different conditions, including art ...
, stomach-ache and snakebite.[
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References
thouarsii
Flora of Africa
Plants used in traditional African medicine
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