Cola chlamydantha
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Transect, just downstream from Yamfira, Lomami River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Transect, just downstream from Yamfira, Lomami River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Transect, just downstream from Yamfira, Lomami River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Yalikina (Itindi), southern bank of the Congo River, Northwest of Isangi
Photo: Bart Wursten
Yalikina (Itindi), southern bank of the Congo River, Northwest of Isangi
Photo: Bart Wursten
Yalikina (Itindi), southern bank of the Congo River, Northwest of Isangi
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Chlamydocola chlamydantha (K.Schum.) M.Bodard Cola flamignii De Wild. Cola lescrauwaetii De Wild. Cola mirabilis A.Chev. Sterculia mirabilis (A.Chev.) Roberty |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tree, up to 25 m tall, cauliflorous. Leaves clustered at the ends of branches, palmate with 50-10 leaflets, hairless. Flowers in clusters on the stem and larger branches, deep red. Carpels green to reddish outside, brown within, each with 20–24 scarlet seeds. For more descriptions see World Flora Online |
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| Habitat: | Mainly in swamp forest or by forested streams, rarely on drier ground. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic and DR Congo. |
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| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 21 May 2025 |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cola chlamydanthaAfrican Plant Database: Cola chlamydantha
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cola chlamydantha
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cola chlamydantha
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cola chlamydantha
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iNaturalist: Cola chlamydantha
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cola chlamydantha
JSTOR Plant Science: Cola chlamydantha
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cola chlamydantha
Plants of the World Online: Cola chlamydantha
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Wikipedia: Cola chlamydantha