Voacanga africana

Voacanga africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Voacanga
Species:	V. africana
Binomial name
	Voacanga africana; Stapf

Voacanga africana is a small tree native to tropical Africa belonging to the family Apocynaceae that grows to 6 m (20 ft) in height and bears leaves that are up to 30 cm (12 in) in length. The yellow or white flowers are succeeded by paired, follicular, dehiscent fruit with a mottled green exocarp and a pulpy, yellow mesocarp surrounding the seeds. The plant contains alkaloids acting as CNS depressants and hypotensives ^[2]

^ "Voacanga africana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
^ "Leeuwenberg et al Agric. Univ. Wagenigen papers". Retrieved July 7, 2020.

[1] "Voacanga africana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-05.

[erowid_vault-2] "Leeuwenberg et al Agric. Univ. Wagenigen papers". Retrieved July 7, 2020.

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