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Cola acuminata - Seeds,

Seeds, "nuts"; Aburi Botanic Gardens, Aburi, Ghana; 9/2008 © Jörn Germer

Cola acuminata - Pod - Click to enlarge!

Pod; Aburi Botanic Gardens, Aburi, Ghana; 9/2008 © Jörn Germer

Dataset

Identifier: 954
Date of entry: 13.10.2008
Last update: 12.01.2020

Common name

English: Kola nut

German: Kolabaum

Portuguese: Noz-de-cola

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Malvales (81)

        Family: Malvaceae (61)(family description)

          Genus: Cola (4)

            Epithet: acuminata (P. Beauv.) Schott & Endl. (2)

acuminata => long pointed

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: red

External links

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