Strychnos cocculoides

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[edit]

1. ^ "Ntonga or Monkey Orange - Arca del Gusto". Slow Food Foundation. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
2. ^ Read "Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III: Fruits" at NAP.edu. 2008. doi:10.17226/11879. ISBN 978-0-309-10596-5.
3. ^ Ham, Cori (July 2006). "Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania: priority fruit species and products for tree domestication and commercialisation" (PDF). IK Note. World Bank (94).

## Further reading[edit]

* 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, S2CID 85264819

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q15347783
* Wikispecies: Strychnos cocculoides
* APDB: 94684
* CoL: 6ZYJ5
* Ecocrop: 10126
* GBIF: 5645506
* GRIN: 451198
* iNaturalist: 595009
* IPNI: 547124-1
* IUCN: 146206119
* NCBI: 1040870
* Open Tree of Life: 426475
* Plant List: kew-2597803
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:547124-1
* SANBI: 1971-1
* Tropicos: 19000630
* WFO: wfo-0000502695

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