Apocynaceae
Voacanga

Voacanga africana Stapf

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 87 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

China South-Central

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Jongkind, C.C.H. (2022). Flore du Gabon 59: 1-276. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Masharabu, T., Bigendako, M.J., Lejoly, J., Nkengurutse, J., Noret, N., Bizuru, E. & Bogaert, J. (2010). Etude analytique de la flore et de la végétation du Parc National de la Ruvubu, Burundi. International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences 4: 834-856.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv., ed. 2, 3: 216, t. 331.
  • F.T.A. 4, 1: 157 (1902)
  • in J. Linn. Soc. 30: 87 (1893)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 10, 2022 de Nevers, G. [14317] Guinea K001310708 Yes
Jun 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11483] Cameroon K000339981 No
Jun 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11724] Cameroon K000339982 No
Jun 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11571] Cameroon K000339941 No
Jun 1, 2006 Tadjouteu, F. [583] Cameroon K000339980 No
Jun 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11000] Cameroon K000339972 No
Jun 1, 2006 Onana, J.-M. [2865] Cameroon K000339995 No
May 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9394] Cameroon K000198091 No
May 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2507] Cameroon K000198079 No
May 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1912] Cameroon K000198090 No
May 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1830] Cameroon K000198080 No
May 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1912] Cameroon K000198081 No
May 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9394] Cameroon K000198082 No
Jan 1, 1995 Cable, S. [1356] Cameroon K000436176 No
Jan 1, 1994 Nkeng, P. [59] Cameroon K000540802 No
Jan 1, 1994 Cheek, M. [5505] Cameroon K000540789 No
Jan 1, 1980 Schweinfurth, G. [3326] K000233596 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Schweinfurth, G. [3326] K000233597 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Baumann [464] Togo K000233606 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Soyaux [41] K000233595 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Boehm, R. [37a] Tanzania K000233765 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Talbot, P.A. [s.n.] Nigeria K000233605 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Talbot, P.A. [1053] Nigeria K000233604 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000233762 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000233761 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Welwitsch [5978] Angola K000233764 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Welwitsch [5979] Angola K000233763 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Kirk, J. [31] Mozambique K000233759 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Kirk, J. [31] Mozambique K000233760 Lectotype No
Peter, A. [58165] Tanzania K001604018 Yes
Peter, A. [58152] Tanzania K001604250 Yes
Peter, A. [58112] Tanzania K001604023 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [12054] Cote d'Ivoire K001562632 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8712] Nigeria K:SPC-02297.000 No
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [12243] Cote d'Ivoire K001562641 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [34688] Nigeria K:SPC-05090.000 No
Keay, R.W. [22940] Nigeria K:SPC-21923.000 No
Meikle, R.D. [1376] Nigeria K:SPC-15280.000 No
Troupin, G. [3367] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Voacanga schweinfurthii K:SPC-02299.000 No
Troupin, G. [3412] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Voacanga schweinfurthii K:SPC-03635.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3902] Kenya Voacanga lutescens K:SPC-15281.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0