Cola discoglypremnophylla — Edible Plant Database

What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds - stimulant

The seeds are eaten as a stimulant.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows between 100-500 m above sea level. It grows in seasonally dry areas.

Africa, East Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania,

Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How to Identify

A tree. It grows 6-10 m tall. The leaves are 10 cm long by 6-7 cm wide. They are broadly oval. The edges can be wavy. The flowers are yellow. The fruit are red to brown and in dense clusters.

How to Grow

A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.

Other Uses

The wood is used for poles, tool handles etc. The wood is used for fuel.

Notes

Also put in the family Sterculiaceae.

Names & Synonyms

Chinguena, Kola, Muungu

References (1)

http://www.fao.org/forestry/25323-096344a3de335832e8f363c3ac5184a66.pdf