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. Its chromosome count is 2n = 28.
| Myrianthus arboreus | |
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| 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 | |
it is locally known as ‘nyankama’ among the Asante people of Ghana.
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