Cola diversifolia
De Wild et Th. Dur.
Black kurrajong
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Herbarium of the University of Coimbra (COI)
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Meise Botanic Garden
Meise Botanic Garden
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Fruit
The leaves and fruit are edible.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Africa, Central Africa, Congo,
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 tropical tree in the Malvaceae family (formerly Sterculiaceae), with edible leaves and fruit.
How to Grow
A plant of the lowland humid tropics.
Notes
Also put in the family Sterculiaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Sterculia diversifolia
References (3)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 68, 129
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 221
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
