Cola hispida Brenan & Keay

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Cola

Characteristics

Flowers greenish-yellow inside with brown pubescence outside, inside varying to reddish-pink.
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Leaves up to 30 cm. long and 24 cm. broad
Shrub or tree, to 40 ft. high, in forest
A small tree. It grows to 12 m tall.
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Mature height (meter) 12.1
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A tropical plant. It grows in evergreen forest in Nigeria. It grows between 230 and 1,200 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The pulp of the fruit is eaten.
Uses food medicinal poison
Edible fruits seeds
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Plants can be budded.
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Distribution

Cola hispida world distribution map, present in Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:822705-1
WFO ID wfo-0000614435
COL ID WWTC
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Synonyms

Cola hispida