Vangueria madagascariensis

Common name: Spanish Tamarind

Family: Rubiaceae

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Country of Origin: Trop. & S. Africa, Madagascar

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

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USDA Zone:

Source: Chiltern 2016 - 1271P

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Classification:

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

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

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