Monkey orange is a common name for several trees that produce fruits that are superficially (but not taxonomically) similar to
orange (citrus).
* ''
Strychnos spinosa
''Strychnos spinosa'', the Natal orange, 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 ...
'' (also known as green monkey orange, Natal orange, spiny monkey orange)
* ''
Strychnos madagascariensis
''Strychnos madagascariensis'', the black monkey orange, is an African tropical and sub-tropical tree belonging to the Loganiaceae family. It is a tree with characteristically large fruit but can confused with some other species of the genus.
...
'' (also known as black monkey orange)
* ''
Strychnos cocculoides
''Strychnos cocculoides'', also known as the corky-bark monkey orange tree, or ''Ntonga'', and ''suurklapper'' in Afrikaans, is a fruiting tree of Southern Africa. It produces a "large, pleasant flavored fruit" (the monkey orange) that is sometim ...
'' (also known as corky-bark monkey orange, Ntonga)
* ''
Strychnos pungens
''Strychnos pungens'' (English: spine-leaved monkey-orange, Afrikaans: Stekelblaarklapper) is a tree which belongs to the Loganiaceae. Usually about 5m tall, occurring in mixed woodland or in rocky places. Branches are short and rigid. Leaves are ...
'' (spiny-leaf monkey orange)
* ''
Maclura pomifera
''Maclura pomifera'', commonly known as the Osage orange ( ), is a small deciduous tree or large shrub, native to the south-central United States. It typically grows about tall. The distinctive fruit, a multiple fruit, is roughly spherical, b ...
'' (also known as Osage orange)
References
{{plant common name
Fruit