Voacanga is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae found in Africa, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia.[1] As of August 2013 the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 13 species:[3]
Inflorescence of V. africana.
Paired, follicular fruits of V. africana.
Single flower of V. thouarsii viewed from above to show corolla limb.
Paired, follicular fruits of V. thouarsii.
Voacanga is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae found in Africa, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. As of August 2013 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
