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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:

Species

Wild Frangipani

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderGentianales
  5. FamilyApocynaceae
Native toAngola, Benin, Borneo, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea
Observations420
Observations recorded9,527

General: In New Guinea, Voacanga grandifolia has been recorded from

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
278
With media
269
Family
Apocynaceae
Collections
A, CAS, MO, VT, BRIT, NY
Recorded in
Equatorial Guinea, Philippines, Cameroon, Sao Tome And Principe, Madagascar, Congo (Kinshasa)

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
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taxon name
Voacanga
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Voacanga
topic's main category
Category:Voacanga
taxon common name
马铃果属
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Encyclopedic overview

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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: Species 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 Voacanga dichotoma = Tabernaemontana pachysiphon 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.

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