5091.000 Cola Schott & Endl.

Germain, R. & Bamps, P. (1963) Sterculiaceae Flore du Congo du Ruanda et du Burundi Volume X 205-316

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

DRC: 35 taxa.

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SpeciesBotanical divisionsContent
acuminata (P.Beauv.) Schott & Endl.II,III,IV,V,VI,VII,IX
altissima Engl.III,VI
ballayi Cornu ex HeckelII,III,IV,VI
brevipes K.Schum.II
bruneelii De Wild. [End]IV,VI
cabindensis ExellI
caricifolia (G.Don) K.Schum.II,III
cauliflora Mast.II
chlamydantha K.Schum.II,III,IV,VI,XIDescription, Image
congolana De Wild. & T.Durand var. congolana IV,VI,XI
congolana De Wild. & T.Durand var. puberula R.Germ. [End]VI
digitata Mast.III,IV,VI
diversifolia De Wild. & T.Durand [End]IV,VI
gigantea A.Chev. var. gigantea V,VI,VII,IX
gilletii De Wild. [NrEnd]II,III,IV
greenwayi BrenanXIDescription, Image
griseiflora De Wild.IV,VI
heterophylla (P.Beauv.) Schott & Endl.II,III,IV,V,VI
lateritia K.Schum.II,III,IV,V,VI,IX,XI
lateritia K.Schum. var. lateritia II,III,IV,V,VI,IX,XIDescription
louisii Germ. [End]VI
mahoundensis Pellegr.II,III
marsupium K.Schum.II,III,IV,VI
mayumbensis Exell [NrEnd]II
mosserayana Germ. [End]V
nitida (Vent.) Schott & Endl.II
pachycarpa K.Schum.?
pierlotii Germ.IX
ricinifolia Engl. & K.KrauseII
sciaphila Louis ex Germ. [End]V,VI
selengana Germ. [End]VI
urceolata K.Schum.II,IV,VI,VII
vandersmisseniana Germ. [End]III
verticillata (Thonn.) Stapf ex A.Chev.VI
welwitschii Exell & Mendonça ex R.Germ.II,III,IV

Other sources of information about Cola:

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Flora of Malawi: Cola
Flora of Mozambique: Cola
Flora of Rwanda: Cola
Flora of Zambia: Cola
Flora of Zimbabwe: Cola
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Cola

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cola
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cola
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cola
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iNaturalist: Cola
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cola
JSTOR Plant Science: Cola
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cola
Plants of the World Online: Cola
Tropicos: Cola
Wikipedia: Cola

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