Voacanga africana (Apocynaceae) ‘Otie’
Voacanga africana is an evergreen tropical tree from Western Africa. Extracts of the seeds are used in commercial phyto-pharmaceutical production of several interesting cognitive-enhancing compounds.
The tree are very hardy once they get established. They can get to 20' but take well to pruning and make a wonderful understory tree.
Growing Information:
Voacanga is stubborn and is known for having long germination periods that can take up to ...(more)