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Cola hispida

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Cola hispida Brenan & Keay [family MALVACEAE]
Isotype of Cola hispida Brenan & Keay [family MALVACEAE]
Filed as Cola hispida Brenan&Keay [family STERCULIACEAE]
Cola hispida Brenan & Keay [family MALVACEAE]
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Name

Identification
Cola hispida Brenan&Keay [family STERCULIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Daramola, B.O, 1973
Related name
  • Cola hispida
Common name
  • ikpa obukọ = billy goat’s testicles (Boston) (NIGERIA, YORUBA (Kabba)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • oji-ogodo (KO&S) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Asaba)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • òbù kpéhé (RB; Odoh) (NIGERIA, IGALA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • ẹvbóhā ẹ́bítan (KO&S) (NIGERIA, EDO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • obunkpehe (Odoh) (NIGERIA, IDOMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5

Flora

Entry for Cola hispida Brenan & Keay [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 hispida Brenan & Keay [family STERCULIACEAE], l.c. t. 3531 (1955).
Cola caricaefolia [family STERCULIACEAE], of KSchuml.c., partly; F.W.T.A., ed1, 1: 255, partly.
Information
Shrub or tree, to 40 ft. high, inforest; leaves up to 30 cm. long and 24 cm. broad; flowers greenish-yellow inside with brown pubescence outside, inside varying to reddish-pink.
Habitat
forest
Distribution
N. Nig. (fr. Aug.) Shaw 42! Jemaa Dist. (Nov.) Keay FHI 21723! 22266!S. Nig. Onitsha (Nov.) Barter 1306! 1774! Kennedy 2511! Onochie FHI 21623! Degema Talbot 3629! 3666! Arochuku (Feb.) Box 3547! Oban Talbot 1341!Br. Cam. Kentu, Bamenda (fr.
Distribution (external)
Gabon

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