Plantsnap – Identify Plants, Trees, Mushrooms With An App

Cola mossambicensis (Cola mossambicensis)

Description

Cola mossambicensis, the Moçambique cola, is a large evergreen forest tree of the family Malvaceae endemic to central Moçambique and Malawi. As with other Cola species the flowers are carried in clusters on old wood and the seed is released when the mature fruits split longitudinally.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Malvales

            • Family: Malvaceae

              • Genus: Cola