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Cola bodardii

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Name

Identification
Cola bodardii Pellegr. [family STERCULIACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Cola attiensis Aubrev. & Pellegr. [family STERCULIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Cola attiensis
  • Cola bodardii
Common name
  • aussu (Aub.; A&P) (IVORY COAST, AKYE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • faux cacaoier (Ivory Coast, Leeuwenberg)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5

Flora

Entry for Cola bodardii Pellegr. [family STERCULIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 2,
Names
Cola bodardii Pellegr. [family STERCULIACEAE], in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 97: 189 (1950).
Information
Small tree, about 15 ft. high and 8 in. girth; “flowers pale translucent cream”; in forest.
Habitat
; in forest.
Distribution
S. Nig. near Ibeku-Ayetoro crossing of Owena R., Shasha F.R. (Feb.) Jones 8 Onochie FHI 16718!
Distribution (external)
Gabon
Notes
[The Nigerian specimen has thinner, less glossy leaves than the type.]

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