Myrianthus arboreus

Myrianthus arboreus, the giant yellow mulberry, or monkey fruit is a dioecious tropical tree in the genus Myrianthus. It lives in the tropical Central African countries of Central African Republic, Gabon, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Tanzania.[1] It chromosome count is 2n = 28.

Myrianthus arboreus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Myrianthus
Species:
M. arboreus
Binomial name
Myrianthus arboreus
P. Beauv. 1804

Uses

The leaves of the M. arboreus are eaten in vegetable soup and used as livestock feed.

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