6612.000 Voacanga Thouars

Description of the genus

Shrubs or trees, with white latex. Leaves opposite. Inflorescences 2, in the forks of the branches. Corolla creamy or yellow; lobes overlapping to the left. Anthers sagittate at the base. Carpels subspherical, free, connate at the base. Seeds surrounded by a yellow or orange aril.

Worldwide: 12 species in the tropical Old World

Voacanga africana

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SpeciesLinks to mapsFZ divisionsContent
africana Stapf[CR]EDescription, Image
thouarsii Roem. & Schult.EDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Voacanga:

Flora of Mozambique: Voacanga
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Voacanga
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Voacanga
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Voacanga
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Voacanga
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Voacanga

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, 2002-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Voacanga.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1113, retrieved 25 May 2013

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