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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Vangueria madagascariensis
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! Scientific name
| ''[[Vangueria madagascariensis]]'' [[#cite_note-1|[1]]]
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! Genus
| ''[[Vangueria]]'' [[#cite_note-1|[1]]]
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! Family
| [[Rubiaceae]] [[#cite_note-1|[1]]]
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! Order
| [[Gentianales]] [[#cite_note-1|[1]]]
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! Growth form
| Profusely branched evergreen shrub or small tree, approximately 2–15 m [[#cite_note-2|[2]]]
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! Native range
| Tropical Africa [[#cite_note-2|[2]]]
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! Habitat and site
| Savannah woodland and gallery forest [[#cite_note-2|[2]]]
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! Climate and site
| Tropical and subtropical settings; frost-intolerant [[#cite_note-2|[2]]]
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! Common names
| Spanish tamarind, tamarind-of-the-Indies, and voa vanga [[#cite_note-3|[3]]]
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! Propagation
| Seed; germination can be difficult because of a hard seed coat [[#cite_note-2|[2]]]
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! Fruit and uses
| Large orange edible fruit, eaten locally and used raw or in drinks [[#cite_note-2|[2]]] [[#cite_note-3|[3]]]
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'''Vangueria madagascariensis''' is an evergreen African shrub or small tree cultivated for its large orange fruit, known in English as Spanish tamarind and by other regional names. [[#cite_note-1|[1]]] [[#cite_note-2|[2]]] [[#cite_note-3|[3]]]

== Description ==

The plant is profusely branched and grows as an evergreen shrub or small tree about 2–15 m tall. Its reported habitat includes savannah woodland and gallery forest in tropical Africa. [[#cite_note-2|[2]]]

== Cultivation ==

=== Soil and water ===

Savannah woodland and gallery-forest habitat support a cultivation starting inference of a moisture-retentive but freely draining root zone, with dependable water during active growth and no assumption of prolonged saturation. This is a habitat-based starting point rather than a measured soil recipe or waterlogging limit. [[#cite_note-2|[2]]]

=== Sun and humidity ===

The mix of savannah woodland and gallery forest supports a bright, airy growing position with some protection from intense drying conditions as a practical starting inference. The species is reported from tropical and subtropical cultivation and is frost-intolerant; no fixed shade percentage or humidity threshold should be treated as universal. [[#cite_note-2|[2]]]

=== Seasonal changes ===

The plant is evergreen and frost-intolerant. Protect it from frost and adjust irrigation to the local warm, wet and dry rhythm while the tree is actively growing; set the fruiting calendar from local development rather than a universal schedule. [[#cite_note-2|[2]]]

== Propagation ==

Germination can be difficult because the seed coat is hard. Properly dried seed may retain viability for up to one year. [[#cite_note-2|[2]]]

== Flowering, fruiting, and harvest ==

The fruit is described as large and orange. In cultivation, establish the local harvest window from fruit development and ripeness on the individual tree rather than applying a fixed calendar. [[#cite_note-2|[2]]] [[#cite_note-3|[3]]]

== Fruit and uses ==

The fruit is edible and is often consumed locally. The pulp is described as aromatic and subacid, with brown pulp that is sweet-acid; it may be eaten raw or used to make drinks. [[#cite_note-2|[2]]] [[#cite_note-3|[3]]]

== References ==

* [[#cite_ref-1|↑]] '''[1]''' [https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/match?name=Vangueria%20madagascariensis GBIF Species Match: ''Vangueria madagascariensis''].

* [[#cite_ref-2|↑]] '''[2]''' [https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Vangueria+madagascariensis ''Vangueria madagascariensis'' - Useful Tropical Plants].

* [[#cite_ref-3|↑]] '''[3]''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vangueria_madagascariensis ''Vangueria madagascariensis'' - Wikipedia].

== Image credits ==

* [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arbre_vavangue.jpg File:Arbre vavangue.jpg] — Vangueria madagascariensis tree; Vava3008 / Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0. Attribution and share-alike terms apply.

[[File:Arbre vavangue.jpg|250px|Vangueria madagascariensis tree.]]

[[Category:Fruits]]
[[Category:Rubiaceae]]

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