Cola caricifolia (G.Don) K.Schum.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Cola

Characteristics

Flowers brown outside, purplish inside, outside varying to yellow-green, inside to red
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A small tree. It grows to 10 m high. The trunk is 15 cm across.
Leaves up to 32 cm. long and 46 cm. broad
Shrub or small tree, to 20 ft. high
Fruiting carpels orange-pink.
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Mature width (meter) 0.15
Mature height (meter) 8.05
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Environment

A tropical plant. It is an under-storey plant in deciduous forests in West Africa.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food material medicinal social use
Edible nuts seeds
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Images

Fruit

Cola caricifolia fruit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Cola caricifolia world distribution map, present in Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Conservation status

Cola caricifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:822671-1
WFO ID wfo-0000614393
COL ID WWS9
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Synonyms

Cola dewevrei Cola afzelii Cola caricifolia Sterculia caricifolia Courtenia afzelii Edwardia caricifolia