1,153 observationsNot Evaluated
Spiny monkey orange
Strychnos spinosa
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Magnoliopsida ›Order: Gentianales ›Family: Loganiaceae ›Genus: Strychnos
About
Strychnos spinosa is a tree indigenous to tropical and subtropical Africa. It produces, sweet-sour, yellow fruits, containing numerous hard brown seeds. Greenish-white flowers grow in dense heads at the ends of branches (Sep-Feb/Spring - summer). The fruits tend to appear only after good rains. It is related to the deadly Strychnos nux-vomica, which contains strychnine. The smooth, hard fruit are large and green, ripen to yellow colour. Inside the fruit are tightly packed seeds, which may...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Spiny monkey orange is Strychnos spinosa.
- The Spiny monkey orange has a conservation status of Not Evaluated.
- Spiny monkey orange belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- Spiny monkey orange belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- Spiny monkey orange belongs to the class Magnoliopsida.
- Spiny monkey orange belongs to the order Gentianales.
- Spiny monkey orange belongs to the family Loganiaceae.
- Spiny monkey orange belongs to the genus Strychnos.