Vangueria madagascariensis

Vangueria madagascariensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Ixoroideae
Tribe:	Vanguerieae
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 Rubiaceae family 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.

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

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, Swaziland, Tanzania (inclusive of the Zanzibar Archipelago) and Uganda.

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