Cola griseiflora
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - flavouring, Fruit, Seed - spice
The leaves are used as a flavoring, the fruit is eaten, and the seeds are used as a spice.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 800 m above sea level.
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR, Gabon,
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 tree. It can grow 25 m tall. The trunk can be 30 cm across. The leaf stalk is 16 cm long. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are 6-30 cm long by 2-16 cm wide. The fruit consists of follicles. These are oval and 6 cm long by 3.5 cm wide.
Names & Synonyms
Cola itambensis Pellegr.Cola itsoghensis Pellegr.Cola limbengensis Pellegr.
References (2)
- PROTA4U
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
