Myrianthus arboreus

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

Myrianthus arboreus, commonly known as 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, and also Ghana in the West African countries. Its chromosome count is 2n = 28.

It is locally known as nyankama among the Asante people of Ghana, and ekanhou in Eastern Gabon.