Vangueria madagascariensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Vangueria |
| Species: | V. madagascariensis
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Vangueria madagascariensis, commonly known by the names Spanish-tamarind,[2] tamarind-of-the-Indies,[2] or voa vanga,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae native to the African continent having edible fruit.[2] It is the type species of the genus Vangueria and was described in 1791 by Johann Friedrich Gmelin.[4]
Fruit
[edit]Vangueria madagascariensis has large, orange fruits that are edible and often consumed locally.
Native distribution
[edit]Vangueria madagascariensis is native to Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa (in KwaZuluNatal and Transvaal), Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania (inclusive of the Zanzibar Archipelago) and Uganda.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Vangueria madagascariensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
- ^ NRCS. "Vangueria madagascariensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ Linné C von; Beer GE; Gmelin JF (1791). Systema Natura. Vol. 2. Leipzig: Impensis Georg Emanuel Beer. p. 367.
External links
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- Fruits originating in Africa
- Vangueria
- Plants described in 1791
- Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin
- Flora of Cameroon
- Flora of the Central African Republic
- Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Flora of Ethiopia
- Flora of Ghana
- Flora of Kenya
- Flora of Madagascar
- Flora of Malawi
- Flora of Nigeria
- Flora of South Africa
- Flora of Sudan
- Flora of Tanzania
- Flora of the Zanzibar Archipelago
- Flora of Uganda
- Rubiaceae stubs