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Also known as kola nut tree, kola nut, kola tree

genus of plants

OverviewAI-generated

Cola is a genus of plants within the family Malvaceae, belonging to the subfamily Sterculioideae. Common names for this taxon include Kola nut, Koolapuut, Noz-cola, and Kola. The genus is the source of the kola nut. While a homonymous taxon exists, the plant genus is distinct from the animal species White-tailed Deer, which is a mammal.

The genus has been introduced to several locations, including Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Marianas, Puerto Rico, Sri Lanka, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam, and Windward Is. Specimens have been recorded in Cameroon, Gabon, Tanzania, Liberia, and Nigeria. The taxon is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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Species

White-tailed Deer

species

FamilyMalvaceae
Native toAngola, Benin, Burkina, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini
Observations389,788

Cola discoglypremnophylla là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Cẩm quỳ. Loài này được Brenan & A.P.D.Jones mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1946.[1] Chú thích ^ The Plant List (2010). “Cola discoglypremnophylla”. Truy cập ngày 4 tháng 6 năm 2013. Liên kết ngoài Wikimedia Commons có thư viện hình ảnh và phương tiện truyền tải về Cola discoglypremnophylla Wikispecies có thông tin sinh học về Cola discoglypremnophylla Bài viết liên quan đến họ Cẩm quỳ này vẫn còn sơ khai. Bạn có thể giúp Wikipedia bằng cách mở rộng nội dung để bài được hoàn chỉnh hơn. x t s

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
721
With media
696
Family
Malvaceae
Collections
MO, NY
Recorded in
Cameroon, Gabon, Tanzania, Liberia, Nigeria, Ghana

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Sterculioideae
Image
Cola acuminata, flower of the Kola Nut tree (9906050364).jpg
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Commons category
Cola (Malvaceae)
taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Cola
topic's main category
Category:Cola (plant)
taxon common name
可乐果属
this taxon is source of
kola nut
homonymous taxon
Cola
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Encyclopedic overview

Cola is a genus of trees native to the tropical forests of Africa, classified in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Sterculioideae (previously in the separate family Sterculiaceae). Species in this genus are sometimes referred to as kola tree or kola nut for the caffeine-containing fruit produced by the trees that is often used as a flavoring ingredient in beverages. The genus was thought to be closely related to the South American genus Theobroma, or cocoa, but the latter is now placed in a different subfamily. They are evergreen trees, growing up to 20 m tall (about 65 feet), with glossy ovoid leaves up to 30 cm (1 foot) long and star-shaped fruit.

Origin and distribution

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cola” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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