Characteristics
A medium to large tree. The trunk is 20 m tall and 1 m across. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are 10-30 cm long by 8-28 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 4-25 cm long. The fruit are 5-8 cm long. There are 4-6 seeds in each fruit follicle. There are 2 varieties of Cola lateritia.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
-
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
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| Mature height (meter) |
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| Root system |
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
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| Root diameter (meter) |
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| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
A tropical plant. It grows in rainforest. It suits humid locations. It grows up to 1,000 m altitude.
| Light |
-
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
-
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| Soil acidity |
-
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
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Usage
The young leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. The fruit pulp is edible. The nut is chewed.
| Uses |
-
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| Edible
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leaves
seeds
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| Therapeutic use
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| Human toxicity |
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed. Seeds germinate in 6-21 days.
| Mode |
seedlings
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| Germination duration (days) |
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
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| Germination luminosity |
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| Germination treatment |
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
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