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Wild Frangipani

Voacanga thouarsii Roem. & Schult.

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Derivation of specific name

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thouarsii: named after Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars (1758-1831), who was exiled to Madagascar after the French Revolution where he became a botanist and an avid collector of plants, particularly orchids.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Voacanga thouarsii Roem. & Schult. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=145090
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Description

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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.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Voacanga thouarsii Roem. & Schult. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=145090
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Worldwide distribution

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Throughout tropical Africa, also Swaziland and South Africa; also in Madagascar.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Voacanga thouarsii Roem. & Schult. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=145090
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Voacanga thouarsii

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Voacanga thouarsii, the wild frangipani,[2] is a species of small tree in the family Apocynaceae.

Description

Voacanga thouarsii grows as a small tree up to 20 metres (70 ft) high, with a trunk diameter of up to 80 centimetres (30 in). Its fragrant flowers feature a pale green, creamy or white corolla. The fruit is dark green, spotted with paired follicles, each up to 10 centimetres (4 in) long.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Voacanga thouarsii grows natively in tropical and southern Africa and in Madagascar.[2] Its habitat is forest and savanna from sea-level to 600 metres (2,000 ft) altitude.[3]

Uses

Local medicinal uses of Voacanga thouarsii include as a treatment for wounds, sores, gonorrhoea, eczema, heart problems, hypertension, rheumatism, stomach-ache and snakebite.[3]

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Voacanga thouarsii: Brief Summary

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Voacanga thouarsii, the wild frangipani, is a species of small tree in the family Apocynaceae.

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