Myrianthus arboreus
| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Myrianthus arboreus P. Beauv. 1804
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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.