Strychnos cocculoides

Short description: Fruiting tree of Southern Africa

Strychnos cocculoides

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Asterids
Order:  | Gentianales
Family:  | Loganiaceae
Genus:  | Strychnos
Species:  |

S. cocculoides

Binomial name
Strychnos cocculoides

Baker

Strychnos cocculoides, also known as the corky-bark monkey orange tree, or Ntonga,[1] 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.[2] The flavorful fruit is considered a good prospect for further agricultural and economic development in the region.[3]

## References

1. ↑ "Ntonga or Monkey Orange - Arca del Gusto" (in en-US). https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/ark-of-taste-slow-food/ntonga-or-monkey-orange/.
2. ↑ (in en) Read "Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III: Fruits" at NAP.edu. 2008. doi:10.17226/11879. ISBN 978-0-309-10596-5. https://www.nap.edu/read/11879/chapter/24.
3. ↑ Ham, Cori (July 2006). "Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania: priority fruit species and products for tree domestication and commercialisation". IK Note (World Bank) (94). https://web.worldbank.org/archive/website00297C/WEB/IMAGES/IKNT94.PDF.

## Further reading

* Martin, Ian (2007), "Fruits for the Future. 8. Monkey Orange. Strychnos cocculoides. By C. K. Mwamba. Southampton, UK: Southampton Centre for Underutilised Crops (2006), pp. 98, available free on request to national scientists of developing countries. ISBN 0854328416", Experimental Agriculture 43: 130, doi:10.1017/S0014479706344535

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