Voacanga africana
Voacanga africana
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
The plant is not frost resistant, but plants will survive if protected for the first 3 years[1].
Propagation
Seed - pre-soaking for 12 hours in warm water can improve germination results[1]. The seed is quite easy to germinate - it can be sown in light shade in nursery seedbeds or individual containers. Germination rates can be quite good, reaching up to 90% after 7 weeks[1]. Dry seeds store well under cool conditions. Seed storage behaviour is orthodox; viability is maintained for more than 3 years in airtight storage at ambient temperature with 11 - 15% humidity[1]. Cuttings are possible but success rates are generally low[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Voacanga+africana>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
- [2]Flora Zambesiaca — http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html ↩︎An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
- [3]The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. — Burkil. H. M. · Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. · 1985 - 2004 ↩︎Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/