monkey orange

{{short description|Common name of various fruits}}

File:Strychnos madagascariensis (4337703118).jpg, a monkey orange native to Africa]]

Monkey orange is a common name for several trees that produce fruits that are superficially (but not taxonomically) similar to orange (citrus).

• Strychnos spinosa (also known as green monkey orange, Natal orange, spiny monkey orange){{Cite book |url=https://www.nap.edu/read/11879/chapter/24 |title=Read "Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III: Fruits" at NAP.edu |year=2008 |doi=10.17226/11879 |isbn=978-0-309-10596-5 |language=en}}
• Strychnos madagascariensis (also known as black monkey orange)
• Strychnos cocculoides (also known as corky-bark monkey orange, Ntonga)
• Strychnos pungens (spiny-leaf monkey orange)
• Maclura pomifera (also known as Osage orange){{Cite web |last=Schiller |first=Nan |date=2021-05-05 |title=Audubon Trees of North America Book Review {{!}} Gardener's Path |url=https://gardenerspath.com/gear/gardening-books/audubon-tree-book-review/ |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=Gardener's Path |language=en-US}}