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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Loganiaceae |
| Genus: | Strychnos |
| Species: | S. cocculoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Strychnos cocculoides Baker
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References
edit- ^ "Ntonga or Monkey Orange - Arca del Gusto". Slow Food Foundation. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ Read "Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III: Fruits" at NAP.edu. 2008. doi:10.17226/11879. ISBN 978-0-309-10596-5.
- ^ Ham, Cori (July 2006). "Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania: priority fruit species and products for tree domestication and commercialisation" (PDF). IK Note (94). World Bank.
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