Strychnos cocculoides, also known as the corky-bark monkey orange tree, or Ntonga, and suurklapper in Afrikaans, is a fruiting tree of Southern Africa. It produces a "large, pleasant flavored fruit" (the monkey orange) that is sometimes hard to find in shops but easy to handle. The flavorful fruit is considered a good prospect for further agricultural and economic development in the region.
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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 madagascariensis — toxic
- Strychnos pungens — toxic
- Psydrax lividus
- Ximenia afra
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Loganiaceae
- Genus
- Strychnos
- Species
- Strychnos cocculoides
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