Cola cabindensis
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MalvaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Cabinda, Central Africa, Congo DR, Congo R,
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 shrub in the Malvaceae family that grows approximately 2 m tall with simple, alternate leaves.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Cola cabindensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in Cabinda, Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to IUCN this species is found at only seven different locations, with a total area of occupancy estimated at just 44 km2.
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
