Biology:Voacanga grandifolia
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Short description: Species of plant
| Voacanga grandifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Voacanga |
| Species: | V. grandifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Voacanga grandifolia (Miq.) Rolfe[1]
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Voacanga grandifolia is a plant native to Malesia and Queensland. It is an introduced species in India.[1]
Description
Voacanga grandifolia grows as a small tree and produces flowers and fruits. It produces milky exudate when cut or damaged similar to many Apocynaceae plants.[2]
Chemical composition
Voacanga alkaloids are predominant alkaloid in this plant which includes Voacangine, Voacamine, Vobtusine.[3][unreliable source?] Voacinol is a new and intriguing stereochemically symmetrical bisindole alkaloid present in leaves along with desacetylvindoline.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Voacanga grandifolia" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/82740-1.
- ↑ "Voacanga grandifolia". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Voacanga_grandifolia.htm.
- ↑ "Erowid Voacanga africana Vault : Info #1". https://www.erowid.org/plants/voacanga_africana/voacanga_africana_info1.shtml.
- ↑ Hussain, Hidayat; Hussain, Javid; Al-Harrasi, Ahmed; Green, Ivan R. (2012). "Chemistry and biology of the genusVoacanga". Pharmaceutical Biology 50 (9): 1183–1193. doi:10.3109/13880209.2012.658478. ISSN 1388-0209. PMID 22834977.
Wikidata ☰ Q15382023 entry
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