Cola mossambicensis Willd.

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Along road East of Casa Banana.

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Sandforest loop, Gorongosa National Park

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Lower slopes Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park.

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Inhamitanga Forest, Cheringoma

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Large-leaved cola (English)
Frequency:	Locally frequent
Status:	Native
Description:	Small to large evergreen tree. Leaves obovate to elliptic, up to 22 cm long, leathery, velvety when young becoming hairless; margin entire or with sinuate hairs; petiole long, up to 6 cm with a pulvinus (swelling) below the blade. Flowers unisexual, mostly on different trees, in clusters on the old wood, creamy-white but densely covered in rusty brown hairs. Fruit 1-2 carpels, c. 1.5 cm long, covered in short rusty-brown hairs.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	mossambicensis: of Mozambique.
Habitat:	In low-altitude evergreen- and dry forest.
Altitude range:	Up to 600 m
Flowering time:	Nov
Worldwide distribution:	Malawi and Mozambique.
Mozambique distribution:	Z,MS
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:	Near Endemic
Red data list status:	Vulnerable
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Content last updated:	Wednesday 30 November 2022
Literature:	Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 592. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 111. Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 89. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Pages 178 - 179. Wild, H. (1960-1). Sterculiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 560 - 561.

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