Cola cauliflora

Botanical Description

Cola cauliflora is a straggling shrub or a small tree, usually growing from 1.2 - 5 metres tall, occasionally to 9 metres. In larger specimens the bole can be unbranched for 6 metres and 50cm in diameter[ 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. , 484 Title West African Forests and Forestry Publication Author Unwin A.H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher T. Fisher Unwin Ltd.; London Year 1920 ISBN Description Quite extensive information on some of the trees of West Africa. The book can be downloaded from the Internet ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. The plant has a limited area of distribution and could be threatened by habitat degradation and felling, although it has not been classified by IUCN as yet[ 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. ].