- Cola mossambicensis
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Moçambique cola Leaf on long petiole with pulvinus Conservation status 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
WildThe Moçambique cola (Cola mossambicensis) is a large evergreen forest tree 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
Categories:- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Cola (genus)
- Trees of Africa
- Flora of Malawi
- Flora of Mozambique
- Vulnerable plants
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