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5091.000 Cola
Description of the genus
Trees. Leaves entire (in ours); petiole swollen at the base and at the apex. Flowers unisexual, borne on fascicles on older wood. Calyx 4-5-lobed. Petals 0. Male flowers: anthers borne in 1(-2) rings on an androphore. Female flowers: carpels 4-5, coherent. Fruit consisting of woody carpels which split longitudinally. Worldwide: c. 125 species in tropical Africa Mozambique: 6 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| cheringoma Cheek[End][EN] | MS | |
| clavata Mast.[NrEnd?] | Z | |
| discoglypremnophila Brenan & A.P.D. Jones | N | |
| greenwayi Brenan | T,MS | Description, Image |
| mossambicensis Willd.[NrEnd][VU] | Z,MS | Description, Image |
| natalensis Oliv. |
Other sources of information about Cola:
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Flora of Malawi: ColaFlora of Zambia: Cola
Flora of Zimbabwe: Cola
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Cola
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): ColaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Cola
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cola
Wikipedia: Cola
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cola
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cola
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