Cola urceolata, also known as bemange, bokosa, eboli, egwasa, ikaie, lekukumu, lungandu, lusakani, matadohohu, nesunguna, ngbilimo, ngono, and zimonziele, is a flowering shrub in the family Malvaceae.[1] The specific epithet (urceolata) comes from Latinurceus (= pitcher, jug) and means "urn-shaped".
Cola urceolata is an evergreenshrub that grows to 3 meters (9.8 feet) in height.[1] The dark green leaves are elliptical in shape and the flowers are yellow to white and three-petaled.[2] The fruit somewhat resembles a pepper in shape, and is red when ripe and green when unripe. It is curved and tapers to a point towards its non-stem end. They grow in clusters, normally of three. The fruit, seeds, flowers, and leaves are edible.[1]
Usesedit
The fruit and other edible parts of the plant are eaten raw or cooked in its native range.[1]
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cola, urceolata, also, known, bemange, bokosa, eboli, egwasa, ikaie, lekukumu, lungandu, lusakani, matadohohu, nesunguna, ngbilimo, ngono, zimonziele, flowering, shrub, family, malvaceae, specific, epithet, urceolata, comes, from, latin, urceus, pitcher, means. Cola urceolata also known as bemange bokosa eboli egwasa ikaie lekukumu lungandu lusakani matadohohu nesunguna ngbilimo ngono and zimonziele is a flowering shrub in the family Malvaceae 1 The specific epithet urceolata comes from Latin urceus pitcher jug and means urn shaped Cola urceolata Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Rosids Order Malvales Family Malvaceae Genus Cola Species C urceolata Binomial name Cola urceolataK Schum 1900 Synonyms Cola longifolia De Wild Cola nalaensis De Wild Cola nalaensis subsp variifolia De Wild Cola yambuyaensis De Wild Contents 1 Distribution 2 Description 3 Uses 4 See also 5 ReferencesDistribution editCola urceolata is native to Central Africa from southeastern Nigeria south to Kongo Central province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and northeast to southeastern Central African Republic 2 Description editCola urceolata is an evergreen shrub that grows to 3 meters 9 8 feet in height 1 The dark green leaves are elliptical in shape and the flowers are yellow to white and three petaled 2 The fruit somewhat resembles a pepper in shape and is red when ripe and green when unripe It is curved and tapers to a point towards its non stem end They grow in clusters normally of three The fruit seeds flowers and leaves are edible 1 Uses editThe fruit and other edible parts of the plant are eaten raw or cooked in its native range 1 See also editList of culinary fruitsReferences edit a b c d Cola urceolata Let s Plant Retrieved 1 March 2021 a b Cola urceolata K Schum www gbif org Retrieved 1 March 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cola urceolata amp oldid 1177096100, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
