Black Monkey Orange (Strychnos madagascariensis)

Black Monkey Orange, a reference photo — Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Strychnos madagascariensis, the black monkey orange, is an African tropical and sub-tropical tree belonging to the Loganiaceae family. It is a tree with characteristically large fruit but can confused with some other species of the genus.

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Is it poisonous?

Toxic. The note covers its whole genus. Strychnine in seeds Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Strychnos spinosa — toxic
Strychnos cocculoides — toxic
Strychnos pungens — toxic
Strychnos decussata — toxic
Dovyalis afra
Diospyros palmeri

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Loganiaceae
Genus: Strychnos
Species: Strychnos madagascariensis

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