Rubiaceae
Voa vanga
Vangueria madagascariensis
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Vangueria
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Common names
By language (9)
- Afrikaans
- Gladdeblaarwildemispel
- Arabic
- فنجرية مدغشقرية
- arz
- فنجريه مدغشقريه
- Chinese
- 馬逹加斯加斑嘉果, 马达加斯加斑嘉果, 圆滑果, 圓滑果, 馬逹加斯加斑嘉果指名亞種, 马达加斯加斑嘉果指名亚种, 马岛斑嘉果指名亚种
- English
- Voa vanga, Smooth-leaved wild-medlar, Smooth wild-medlar
- French
- Vavangue, Vavangue ou vangueria madagascariensis
- Ganda
- Ettugunda, Amatuggunda, Spanish tamarind, Voa-vanga
- Russian
- Воаванга
- Spanish
- Canthium edule, Canthium maleolens, Vavanga chinensis, Vavanga edulis
Synonyms
- Dondisia foetida Hasskl.
- Vangueria edulis Miq.
- Vangueria madagascariensis subsp. madagascariensis
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.