| Voacanga thouarsii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Voacanga |
| Species: | V. thouarsii |
| Binomial name | |
| Voacanga thouarsii | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Voacanga thouarsii, the wild frangipani, [2] is a species of small tree in the family Apocynaceae.
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]
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]
Local medicinal uses of Voacanga thouarsii include as a treatment for wounds, sores, gonorrhoea, eczema, heart problems, hypertension, rheumatism, stomach-ache and snakebite. [3]
Voacangine, ibogaine, voacamine, vobtusine, voacristine, iboluteine, vobasine, 18′-decarbomethoxyvoacamine and voaluteine are shown to be present in the crude extract from the bark of Voacanga thouarsii, Roem. et Schult. var. obtusa Pichon. [4]
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