Malvaceae
Cola

Cola verticillata (Thonn.) Stapf ex A.Chev.

First published in Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç. 6: 136 (1911)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to NW. Angola. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Sterculia verticillata Thonn. in Schum. Beskr. Guin. Pl. 240 (1827).
  • Vég. Util. 6: 136, fig. 3, t. 7 (1911), excl. syn. C. anomala

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • T.T.C.L.: 594 (1949),

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2008 Letouzey, R. [14968] Cameroon K000094685 No
Jul 1, 1996 Sebsebe; Demissew [5019] Cameroon K000106199 No
Jan 1, 1996 Etuge, M. [1240] Cameroon K000540199 No
Jan 1, 1996 Etuge, M. [1240] Cameroon K000540202 No
Jan 1, 1995 Baker, W.J. [251] Cameroon K000540178 No
Jan 1, 1993 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [119] Cameroon K000540173 No
Jan 1, 1993 Tekwe, C. [48] Cameroon K000540172 No
Maitland, T.D. [592] Cameroon K000094906 No
Tchiengue, B.; Ekwoge, E.; van der Burgt, X.M.; Xanthos, M.; Ngansap, E. [3645] Cameroon K001310220 Yes
Nigeria K:SPC-18922.000 No
Fenton, E.; Victor.; Simon. [45] Cameroon K001310221 Yes
Fenton, E.; Mpako.; Olaf. [320] Cameroon K001310222 Yes
Russell, T.A. [14979] Nigeria K:SPC-18776.000 No
Nigeria K:SPC-22222.000 No
Russell, T.A. [14985] Nigeria K:SPC-18780.000 No
Fenton, E.; Blaise.; Simon. [339] Cameroon K001310223 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [1218] Cameroon K000094878 No
Maitland, T.D. [0s.n.1] Cameroon K000094905 No
Lovi, N.K. [3843] Ghana K:SPC-18763.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0