Cola caricifolia
(G. Don) K. Schum.
Monkey Cola, False cola
MalvaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Stimulant, Nuts
The seeds are edible and contain stimulant properties.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It is an under-storey plant in deciduous forests in West Africa.
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Gabon, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
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 small tropical tree growing to 10 m high with a trunk 15 cm across, found as an understory plant in deciduous forests of West Africa.
Notes
Also put in the family Sterculiaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Blom-poe, Enembokon
caricaefolia
References (7)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5. Kew.
- Dalziel, 1937,
- Menninger, E.A., 1977, Edible Nuts of the World. Horticultural Books. Florida p 41
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 187
- Vivien, J., & Faure, J.J., 1996, Fruitiers Sauvages d'Afrique. Especes du Cameroun. CTA p 338
- Wickens, G.E., 1995, Edible Nuts. FAO Non-wood forest products. FAO, Rome. p154
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
