Malvaceae FAMILY

Cola greenwayi

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cola greenwayi is a much branched or bushy-topped, evergreen tree growing 6 - 30 metres tall. The bole, which can be up to 50cm in diameter, is sometimes fluted[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Kenya, eastern DR Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, northern S. Africa.

HabitatMoist evergreen forests and dense woodland at elevations from 1,250 - 2,200 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].