Biology:Myrianthus arboreus
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Short description: Species of tree
| Myrianthus arboreus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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, 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.[1] Its chromosome count is 2n = 28.[2]
Uses
The seeds of M. arboreus are eaten cooked; the leaves are made into a vegetable soup called ofe ujuju,[3] or used as livestock feed.[4]
References
- ↑ "Myrianthus arboreus in Tropicos". https://www.tropicos.org/Name/21300992.
- ↑ "Nutritive Value of the Leaves of Myrianthus arboreus: A Browse Plant" (in en-gb). https://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=ijar.2010.576.581.
- ↑ "PROTA Myrianthus arboreus P.Beauv". Database.prota.org. http://database.prota.org/PROTAhtml/Myrianthus%20arboreus_En.htm. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
- ↑ "Nutritive Value of the Leaves of Myrianthus arboreus: A Browse Plant" (in en-gb). https://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=ijar.2010.576.581.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15612105 entry
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