Accession Data
Garcinia kola
Common Name: Bitter Kola
Family: Clusiaceae
Country of Origin: tropical West Africa
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 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
Accession Date: 2024-10-31 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 6901
Quantity: 1
Source: Trade Winds Fruit
Provenance:
Seed from Trade Winds Fruit via Matt Opel, sown June 1, 2022
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: eurosid I
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Clusiaceae
SubFamily: Clusioideae
Tribe: Garcinieae
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