Cola laurifolia

Botanical Description

Cola laurifolia is a tree growing up to 30 metres tall. The tree often branches from low down on the bole, these low branches often touching the ground and rooting. The bole can be 80cm 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.