Voacanga thouarsii
Wild Frangipani
Also known as: Annularia natalensis Hochst. +10 more
- Annularia natalensis Hochst.
- Cyclostigma natalense (Hochst.) Hochst.
- Orchipeda dregei (E.Mey.) DC.
- Orchipeda dregei (E.Mey.) ScottElliot
- Orchipeda thouarsii (Roem. & Schult.) Baron
- Piptolaena dregei (E.Mey.) A.DC.
- Tabernaemontana thouarsii (Roem. & Schult.) Palacký
- Voacanga dregei E.Mey.
- Voacanga obtusa K.Schum.
- Voacanga thouarsii var. dregei (E.Mey.) Pichon
- Voacanga thouarsii var. obtusa (K.Schum.) Pichon
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Originating in Africa, Voacanga thouarsii (commonly known as Wild Frangipani) is a tree belonging to the Apocynaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe