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6612.000 Voacanga
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 |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| africana Stapf[CR] | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | Description, Image |
| thouarsii Roem. & Schult. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Voacanga:
Flora of Mozambique: VoacangaePIC (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
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