Cola (Malvaceae)

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: C. acuminata – C. altissima – C. angustifolia – C. anomala – C. argentea – C. attiensis – C. baldwinii – C. ballayi – C. bilenguensis – C. bipindensis – C. bodardii – C. boxiana – C. brevipes – C. bruneelii – C. buesgenii – C. buntingii – C. cabindensis – C. caricifolia – C. cauliflora – C. cecidiifolia – C. cheringoma – C. chlamydantha – C. chlorantha – C. clavata – C. coccinea – C. congolana – C. cordifolia – C. crispiflora – C. digitata – C. discoglypremnophylla – C. diversifolia – C. dorrii – C. duparquetiana – C. edeensis – C. elegans – C. etugei – C. fibrillosa – C. ficifolia – C. flaviflora – C. flavovelutina – C. gabonensis – C. gigantea – C. gigas – C. gilgiana – C. gilletii – C. glabra – C. glaucoviridis – C. greenwayi – C. griseiflora – C. heterophylla – C. hispida – C. hypochrysea – C. idoumensis – C. kimbozensis – C. kodminensis – C. lasiantha – C. lateritia – C. laurifolia – C. lepidota – C. letestui – C. letouzeyana – C. liberica – C. lissachensis – C. lizae – C. lomensis – C. lorougnonis – C. louisii – C. lukei – C. macrantha – C. mahoundensis – C. mamboana – C. marsupium – C. mayimbensis – C. mayumbensis – C. megalophylla – C. metallica – C. micrantha – C. microcarpa – C. millenii – C. minor – C. mixta – C. mossambicensis – C. mosserayana – C. moussavoui – C. nana – C. natalensis – C. ndongensis – C. nigerica – C. nitida – C. noldeae – C. obtusa – C. octoloboides – C. pachycarpa – C. pallida – C. philipi-jonesii – C. pierlotii – C. porphyrantha – C. praeacuta – C. pseudoclavata – C. pulcherrima – C. quentinii – C. quintasii – C. reticulata – C. rhynchophylla – C. ricinifolia – C. rondoensis – C. rostrata – C. ruawaensis – C. rubra – C. scheffleri – C. sciaphila – C. selengana – C. semecarpophylla – C. simiarum – C. sphaerocarpa – C. sphaerosperma – C. stelechantha – C. stigmatosa – C. suboppositifolia – C. sulcata – C. supfiana – C. tessmannii – C. triloba – C. tsandensis – C. uloloma – C. umbratilis – C. urceolata – C. usambarensis – C. vandersmisseniana – C. verticillata – C. welwitschii – C. winkleri – C. zemagoana

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cola in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 03. Reference page.

Name

Cola Schott & Endl., Melet. Bot. 33 (1832), nom. et typ. cons.

Type species: Cola acuminata (P. Beauv.) Schott & Endl.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Bichea Stokes in Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 564 (1812)
- Braxipis Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 72 (1838)
- Chlamydocola (K.Schum.) M.Bodard in J. Agric. Trop. Bot. Appl. 1: 313 (1954)
- Colaria Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 73 (1838)
- Courtenia R.Br. in Pterocymbium: 236 (1844)
- Edwardia Raf. in Specchio Sci. 1: 158 (1814)
- Icosinia Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 75 (1838)
- Ingonia Pierre ex M.Bodard in J. Agric. Trop. Bot. Appl. 2: 528 (1955)
- Lunanea DC. in Prodr. 2: 92 (1825)
- Siphoniopsis H.Karst. in Fl. Columb. 1: 139 (1861)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
- Introduced into:
  - Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Marianas, Puerto Rico, Sri Lanka, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam, Windward Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Schott, H.W. & Endlicher, S.L. 1832. Meletemata Botanica. C. Gerold, Wien. 36 pp. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cola in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 03. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. Cola. 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 03. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Cola. Published online. Accessed: November 03 2023.
Tropicos.org 2023. Cola. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 November 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Kola nut
suomi: Koolapuut
magyar: Kóladió
português: Noz-cola
slovenščina: Kola