Cola gigantea A.Chev.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Cola gigantea A.Chev.

  • Collector(s)

    S. Kisseadoo 36, 20 Nov 1988

  • Location

    Ghana. Ashanti. Sekyere. Bobiri Forest Reserve.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04953695

    Occurrence ID: 35382300-1dc9-4684-aa5d-1766a2de668d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cola gigantea A.Chev.

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Ghana

  • State/Province

    Ashanti

  • Locality

    Sekyere. Bobiri Forest Reserve.

  • Coordinates

    6.63, -1.28

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of Ghana
No. 36
Cola gigantea
STERCULIACEAE
mmw uP.^15 AN ICAL GARDEN
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GHANA. Ashanti: Sekyere. Bobiri Forest
Reserve. 6°38’N, 1°17’W. Moist
semi-deciduous forest with many lianas.
Humus of topsoil up to 20cm deep. Avg.of
1500mm/y rain.
Tree common in forest margins, young twigs
brown-tomentose, 31m tall. Small to tall
buttresses. Round bole, often crooked. Very
spongy, thick, gray or brown, rough bark. *
Slash brownish or purplish, darkening.	,
Leaves simple, widely ovate, with simple and j
stellate hairs.
S. Kisseadoo
20 Nov 1988
Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation
04953695