Cola mossambicensis
| Cola mossambicensis | |
|---|---|
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| Leaf on long petiole with pulvinus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sterculioideae |
| Genus: | Cola |
| Species: | C. mossambicensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cola mossambicensis Wild | |
Cola mossambicensis, the Moçambique cola, is a large evergreen forest tree of the family Malvaceae endemic to central Moçambique and Malawi. As with other Cola species the flowers are carried in clusters on old wood and the seed is released when the mature fruits split longitudinally.
References
- Trees of Southern Africa, K C Palgrave, 1984 ISBN 0-86977-081-0
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