Cola cordifolia

Cola cordifolia

Cola cordifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Sterculioideae
Genus: Cola
Species: Cola cordifolia

Name

Cola cordifolia (Cav.) R.Br., 1844

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Clompanus cordifolia (Cav.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 78 (1891)
  • Southwellia cordifolia (Cav.) Spach in Hist. Nat. Vég. 14: 402 (1847)
  • Sterculia cordifolia Cav. in Diss. 5: 286 (1788)
• Heterotypic
  • Cola cordifolia var. puberula A.Chev. in Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 31 (1908)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Burkina, Cameroon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Senegal Regional: Central Africa Central African Repu, Mali References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Brown, R., 1844. Pterocymbium, with observations on Sterculieæ, the tribe to which it belongs 237

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cola cordifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Cola cordifolia. Published online. Accessed: November 04 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Cola cordifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Cola cordifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 November 2023.

Vernacular names

bamanankan: Ntaba, N'tabanokò, N'daba nogo
Fulfulde: Tábá
Twi: Wawap ou, Awapou
Wolof: Taba

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