Voacanga
Sign in to saveVoacanga 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
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
Observations420
General: In New Guinea, Voacanga grandifolia has been recorded from
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Research
93 papers- Genome Assembly of the Medicinal Plant Voacanga thouarsii.Genome biology and evolution · 2022
- Chemistry and biology of the genus Voacanga.Pharmaceutical biology · 2012
- Spirooxindol alkaloids from Voacanga africana: Targeting biofilm of MBLs producing Escherichia coli.Bioorganic chemistry · 2023
- Bisindole alkaloids from Voacanga grandifolia leaves.Journal of natural medicines · 2021
- Voacanga globosa Spirobisindole Alkaloids Exert Antiviral Activity in HIV Latently Infected Cell Lines by Targeting the NF-kB Cascade: In Vitro and In Silico Investigations.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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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.