Cola chlamydantha K.Schum.

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Transect, just downstream from Yamfira, Lomami River

Photo: Bart Wursten
Yalikina (Itindi), southern bank of the Congo River, Northwest of Isangi

Synonyms:	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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Images last updated:	Wednesday 21 May 2025
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): 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
Tropicos: Cola chlamydantha
Wikipedia: Cola chlamydantha