Voacanga Explained

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:[1]

Species[1]
  1. Voacanga africana Stapf ex Scott-Elliot - tropical W + C + E + S Africa
  2. Voacanga bracteata Stapf - tropical W + C Africa
  3. Voacanga caudiflora Stapf - tropical W Africa
  4. Voacanga chalotiana Pierre ex Stapf - tropical C Africa
  5. Voacanga foetida (Blume) Rolfe -Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines
  6. Voacanga globosa (Blanco) Merr. - Philippines
  7. Voacanga gracilipes (Miq.) Markgr. - Maluku
  8. Voacanga grandifolia (Miq.) Rolfe - Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Queensland
  9. Voacanga havilandii Ridl. - Sarawak
  10. Voacanga megacarpa Merr. - Philippines
  11. Voacanga pachyceras Leeuwenb. - Zaïre
  12. Voacanga psilocalyx Pierre ex Stapf - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo
  13. Voacanga thouarsii Roem. & Schult. Madagascar; widespread from Cape Province to Sudan + Senegal
formerly included[1]
  1. Voacanga dichotoma = Tabernaemontana pachysiphon
  2. Voacanga plumeriifolia = Tabernaemontana macrocarpa

Notes and References

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