Taxon

Strychnos spinosa

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Common name: spiny monkey-orange
Family: Loganiaceae (Logania)
Distribution: Tropical & subtropical Africa. South Africa: Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
National red list: Least Concern
Life form: Deciduous tree
Usage: Edible, medicinal
Comments: The large hard-shelled fruit is a popular edible bush food, and this widespread species has multiple medicinal uses.
Links: Flora of Zimbabwe • Red List of South African Plants • SANBI PlantZAfrica • Journal of Ethnopharmacology • Useful Tropical Plants

Locations

  • 1: Nursery areas • Accession: 2022-205/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Garden - wild origin
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