Accession Data:
Garcinia kola Heckel
- Common Name: Bitter Kola
- Family: Clusiaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: tropical West Africa
- Habitat: lowland tropical forests
- Description: An evergreen tree of hot, lowland tropical forests in West Africa. The large seeds (bitter kola nuts) contain caffeine and have many traditional medicinal uses, including treatments for infections, parasites, inflammation, diabetes, and as a laxative in effect">purgative. The stems are also chewed for medicinal purposes. Bitter Kola is unrelated to Kola Nut (Cola acuminata), although the two plants have some similar cultural uses.
Accession Data:
- Accession # 202400090
- Source: Trade Winds Fruit
- Provenance:
Seed from Trade Winds Fruit via Matt Opel, sown June 1, 2022
- Accession Date: 10-31-2024
- Bench: 6901 - Array 1, Tank 1
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-27-2025
- Restrictions:
- IUCN Red List: Species Vulnerable or Habitat Critically Threatened
- IUCN Red List: Species Vulnerable or Habitat Critically Threatened
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid I
- Order: Malpighiales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Clusiaceae
- SubFamily: Clusioideae
- Tribe: Garcinieae
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Benin / Ivory Coast / Liberia / Nigeria / Sierra Leone / Central African Republic / Cameroon / Congo / Gabon / Gulf of Guinea Is. / Zaire / Angola
References (external):
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Subfamily
Tribe Clusieae
Subfamily Clusioideae
Tribe Garcinieae
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