Apocynaceae

Voacanga africana Stapf

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Voacanga

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: فوكانجا إفريقية
Chinese: 非洲马铃果
Persian: وواکانگا آفریکانا
Russian: Воаканга африканская

Synonyms

Voacanga africana var. auriculata Pichon
Voacanga africana var. glabra (K.Schum.) Pichon
Voacanga africana var. lutescens (Stapf) Pichon
Voacanga angolensis Stapf ex Hiern
Voacanga angustifolia K.Schum.
Voacanga bequaertii De Wild.
Voacanga boehmii K.Schum.
Voacanga eketensis Wernham
Voacanga glaberrima Wernham
Voacanga glabra K.Schum.
Voacanga klainei Pierre ex Stapf
Voacanga lemosii Philipson
Voacanga lutescens Stapf
Voacanga magnifolia Wernham
Voacanga puberula K.Schum.
Voacanga schweinfurthii Stapf
Voacanga schweinfurthii var. parviflora K.Schum.
Voacanga schweinfurthii var. puberula (K.Schum.) Pichon
Voacanga spectabilis Stapf

Photos

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Photo: Hiobson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hiobson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hiobson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hiobson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hiobson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hiobson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hiobson, 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). About our plant data.