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Voacanga thouarsii
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Tava Marsh, Moribane Forest.
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Tava Marsh, Moribane Forest.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Tava Marsh, Moribane Forest.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Tava Marsh, Moribane Forest.
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Wild frangipani (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small tree. Branches with or without large lenticels. Leaves opposite, narrowly obovate, thickly leathery both when fresh and dry, base cuneate; apex obtuse. Calyx clasping the corolla and shed with it, barrel-shaped to cylindric; 2.5-4 times as long as the lobes. Corolla pale yellow; lobes broadly obcordate. Fruit composed of two separate mericarps, one only often developing; obliquely subspherical. Seeds with an orange aril. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Moist places in evergreen, riverine and swamp forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1600 m |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Throughout tropical Africa, also Swaziland and S Africa; also in Madagascar. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form: | ST |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 10 April 2007 |
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Flora of Mozambique: Voacanga thouarsiiBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Voacanga thouarsii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Voacanga thouarsii
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Voacanga thouarsii
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Voacanga thouarsii
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Voacanga thouarsii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Voacanga thouarsii
JSTOR Plant Science: Voacanga thouarsii
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Voacanga thouarsii
Tropicos: Voacanga thouarsii
West African Plants database: Voacanga thouarsii
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