Strychnos Gerrardi, N.E. Br. Zululand (Ubombo district): seeds are removed from fruit. Fruit is then roasted and eaten. Vernacular name: Umkwapa. Ref. HELY-HUTCHINSON.
Strychnos innocua (Baker) Bruse & Lewis. Kenya (Mbeere division, Embu district): fruit eaten. These are edible like an orange, although pulpy and with less juice. The seeds of the spiny form are known to be extremely poisonous. Vernacular name: mw - Age. Ref. RILEY & BROKENSHA.
Strychnos madagascariensis, Spreng. ex Baker. Zimbabwe: fruit pulp fire-, or sun-dried for use in periods of food shortage. Ref. ZINYAMA.
Strychnos potatorum, L. India (Madras Presidency): ripe fruit eaten. The seeds are rubbed inside water vessels, to precipitate out impurities. Vernacular names -Tamil: Tettan cottay marum. Telugu: Toillaghenjaloo, Induga. Ref. SHORTT, UPHOF, WATT.