Voacanga
| Voacanga | |
|---|---|
| Voacanga globosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rauvolfioideae |
| Tribe: | Tabernaemontaneae |
| Subtribe: | Tabernaemontaninae |
| Genus: | Voacanga Thouars |
| Synonyms | |
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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