Loganiaceae
Black monkey orange
Strychnos madagascariensis
- Family
- Loganiaceae
- Genus
- Strychnos
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Common names
By language (5)
- Afrikaans
- Botterklapper
- Chinese
- 馬逹加斯加馬錢, 马达加斯加马钱, 马岛马钱
- English
- Black monkey orange, Hairy-leaved monkey-orange
- Tsonga
- Nkwakwa
- Tswana
- Mogorwagorwana
Synonyms
- Strychnos baronii Baker
- Strychnos behrensiana Gilg & Busse
- Strychnos burtonii Baker
- Strychnos dysophylla Benth.
- Strychnos dysophylla subsp. engleri (Gilg) E.A.Bruce & J.Lewis
- Strychnos engleri Gilg
- Strychnos innocua subsp. burtonii (Baker) E.A.Bruce & J.Lewis
- Strychnos innocua subsp. dysophylla (Benth.) I.Verd.
- Strychnos innocua var. burtonii (Baker) E.A.Bruce & J.Lewis
- Strychnos innocua var. glabra E.A.Bruce & J.Lewis
- Strychnos leiocarpa Gilg & Busse
- Strychnos melonicarpa Gilg & Busse
- Strychnos mocquerysii Aug.DC.
- Strychnos pachyphylla Gilg & Busse
- Strychnos polyphylla Gilg & Busse
- Strychnos quaqua Gilg
- Strychnos randiaeformis Baill.
- Strychnos stenoneura Gilg & Busse
- Strychnos unguacha var. dysophylla (Benth.) Gilg
- Strychnos unguacha var. micrantha Gilg
- Strychnos vacacoua Baill.
- Strychnos wakefieldii Baker
Photos
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Prince Molokomme, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Francois Wessels, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wynand Uys, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.