Voacanga thouarsii, the wild frangipani,[2] is a species of small tree in the family Apocynaceae.

Voacanga thouarsii grows as a small tree up to 20 metres (70 ft) high, with a trunk diameter of up to 80 centimetres (30 in).

The fruit is dark green, spotted with paired follicles, each up to 10 centimetres (4 in) long.

[3] Voacanga thouarsii grows natively in tropical and southern Africa and in Madagascar.

[3] Local medicinal uses of Voacanga thouarsii include as a treatment for wounds, sores, gonorrhoea, eczema, heart problems, hypertension, rheumatism, stomach-ache and snakebite.