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Voacanga africana
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Voacanga africana is a small tree native to tropical Africa belonging to the family Apocynaceae that grows to 6 m (20 ft) in height and bears leaves that are up to 30 cm (12 in) in length. The yellow or white flowers are succeeded by paired, follicular, dehiscent fruit with a mottled green exocarp and a pulpy, yellow mesocarp surrounding the seeds. The plant contains alkaloids acting as CNS depressants and hypotensives.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Voacanga africana
- Slug
- voacanga-africana
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Voacanga
- Species
- africana
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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