Voacanga grandifolia

Voacanga grandifolia is a plant native to Malesia and Queensland. It is an introduced species in India.[1]

Voacanga grandifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Voacanga
Species:
V. grandifolia
Binomial name
Voacanga grandifolia
Synonyms[1]
  • Orchipeda grandifolia (Miq.) Miq.
  • Pootia grandifolia Miq.
  • Orchipeda papuana F.Muell.
  • Pootia exauriculata Teijsm. & Binn.
  • Tabernaemontana celebica Miq.
  • Voacanga papuana (F.Muell.) K.Schum., H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl
  • Voacanga versteegii Markgr.

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] Voacinol is a new and intriguing stereochemically symmetrical bisindole alkaloid present in leaves along with desacetylvindoline.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Voacanga grandifolia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Voacanga grandifolia". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. "Erowid Voacanga africana Vault : Info #1".
  4. 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. S2CID 24733359.
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