Vangueria madagascariensis J.F.Gmel.

Common Name: Spanish Tamarind
Family: Rubiaceae Juss.

Country of Origin: Trop. & S. Africa, Madagascar
Habitat: cleared areas in riverine lowland forests

Description: Vangueria madagascariensis has large, edible orange fruits that are often harvested locally from wild plants or occasionally from cultivated plants.

Accession Data:

Accession # 201600007
Source: Chiltern 2016 - 1271P
Accession Date: 01-08-2016
Bench: 1111 - AFR:Ground Bed 1 SE
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 10-05-2024

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: euasterid I
Order: Gentianales
SubOrder:
Family: Rubiaceae
SubFamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Vanguerieae
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2024
2023
2022

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Benin / Ghana / Mali / Nigeria / Central African Republic / Cameroon / Zaire / Chad / Ethiopia / Sudan / Kenya / Tanzania / Uganda / Angola / Malawi / Mozambique / KwaZulu-Natal / Swaziland / Northern Provinces / Madagascar /

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, January 25, 2016.
WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Monday, January 25, 2016.
Vangueria madagascariensis at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Monday, January 25, 2016.
Indigenous multipurpose trees of Tanzania at FAO. Last accessed on Monday, January 25, 2016.

data regenerated on Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:59:44 -0400 [bcm v4.0]