Cola anomala — Edible Plant Database

What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds, Stimulant, Nuts

The seeds and nuts are eaten and are stimulants.

A tropical plant. It grows in mountain forest in Central Africa. It grows up to 2,300 m altitude in Cameroon.

Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, West Africa,

A large tree. It grows to 30 m high. The trunk is 60 cm across. The crown is dense. The flowers are yellow.

Leafy cuttings treated with hormone can be used to grow plants.

Also put in the family Sterculiaceae.

Names & Synonyms

Agbourou, Anomalous cola, Tamtsi

References (11)

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