Cola — Overview

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Botanical Description

Bole: Small. To 10 m. Bark: Whitish. Longitudinally fissured. Slash: NR. Leaf: Simple. Alternate. Petiole: To 6.6 cm. Basal and apical pulvini. Lamina: Medium. 5 - 18 × 3 - 13 cm. Ovate/elliptic. Cuneate/rounded. Acute. Entire. Glabrous. Domatia: Absent. Glands: Absent. Stipules: 0.8 cm. Falling. Thorns & Spines: Absent. Flower: In axillary clusters on older wood. White/yellow. Dioecious. Fruit: Red/brown on older wood.

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