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Vangueria madagascariensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Vangueria
Species:	V. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Vangueria madagascariensis J.F.Gmel.
Synonyms
Canthium edule (Vahl) Baill. Canthium maleolens Chiov. Dondisia fetida Hassk. Dondisia foetida Hassk. Vangueria acutiloba Robyns Vangueria commersonii Jacq. Vangueria cymosa C.F.Gaertn. Vangueria edulis Lam. Vangueria edulis Vahl Vangueria floribunda Robyns Vangueria robynsii Tennant Vangueria venosa Hochst. ex A.Rich. Vavanga chinensis Rohr Vavanga edulis Vahl

Vangueria madagascariensis, commonly known by the names Spanish-tamarind, tamarind-of-the-Indies, or voa vanga, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae native to the African continent having edible fruit. It is the type species of the genus Vangueria and was described in 1791 by Johann Friedrich Gmelin.

Fruit

Vangueria madagascariensis has large, orange fruits that are edible and often consumed locally.

Native distribution

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.

References

1. ^ "World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved August 4, 2011.
2. ^ "Vangueria madagascariensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
3. NRCS. "Vangueria madagascariensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 28 July 2015.
4. Linné C von; Beer GE; Gmelin JF (1791). Systema Natura. Vol. 2. Leipzig: Impensis Georg Emanuel Beer. p. 367.

External links

• World Checklist of Rubiaceae

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