Cola caricifolia
(G. Don) K. Schum.
Monkey Cola, False cola
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Description
A small tropical tree growing to 10 m high with a trunk 15 cm across, found as an understory plant in deciduous forests of West Africa.
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Edible Uses
The seeds are edible and contain stimulant properties.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It is an under-storey plant in deciduous forests in West Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Gabon, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
Notes
Also put in the family Sterculiaceae.
Synonyms
caricaefolia
Also Known As
Blom-poe, Enembokon
References (7)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5. Kew.
- Dalziel, 1937,
- Menninger, E.A., 1977, Edible Nuts of the World. Horticultural Books. Florida p 41
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 187
- Vivien, J., & Faure, J.J., 1996, Fruitiers Sauvages d'Afrique. Especes du Cameroun. CTA p 338
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- Wickens, G.E., 1995, Edible Nuts. FAO Non-wood forest products. FAO, Rome. p154
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
