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Vangueria madagascariensis
Also called Smooth-leaved wild-medlar, Smooth Wild Medlar, Spanish Tamarind, Tamarind Of The Indies, Bush Medlar
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.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vangueria madagascariensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
