Cola digitata
Mast.
Kola Nut
iNaturalist · cc0
no rights reserved, uploaded by Ricardo Lima
no rights reserved, uploaded by Ricardo Lima
iNaturalist · cc-by-nc
(c) Carel Jongkind, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
(c) Carel Jongkind, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
iNaturalist · cc-by-nc
(c) Carel Jongkind, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
(c) Carel Jongkind, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
What to Eat
Edible parts: Nuts, Aril, Fruit
The fruit is used as a spice and flavouring in sauces and other dishes. The nuts and aril are also eaten.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the lowland rain-forest as an under-storey plant.
Africa, Benin, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Togo, 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 tree. It grows 9 m high. The leaves are large. They are bunched at the ends of branches.
Notes
Also put in the family Sterculiaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Day-ne-waye
References (5)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5. Kew.
- Danforth, R.M., & Boren, P.D., 1997, Congo Native fruits. Twenty-five of the best. Privately published. p 49
- Keay, R.W.J., 1989, Trees of Nigeria. Clarendon Press, Oxford. p 133
- Menninger, E.A., 1977, Edible Nuts of the World. Horticultural Books. Florida p 40
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
