Cola selengana
R. Germain
Malvaceae Edible: Fruit, Leaves
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Meise Botanic Garden
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Meise Botanic Garden
Description
A tropical shrub in the Malvaceae family that grows 2–6 m tall with fruit in the form of capsules. Both the fruit and leaves are edible.
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Edible Uses
Both the fruit and leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR,
Notes
It was in the Sterculiaceae.
Also Known As
Sakanu
References (1)
- Liengola, I. B., 2001, A contribution to the study of native edible plants by the Turumbu and Lokele of the Tshopo District, Province Orientale, D. R. Congo. Syst. Geogr. Pl. 71:687-698
