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Cola acuminata

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Scientific Literature
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Internal ID UUID64401274ba03c381284492
Scientific name Cola acuminata
Authority (P.Beauv.) Schott & Endl.
First published in Melet. Bot. : 83 (1832)

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Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Lunanea bichy DC. Prodr. 2: 92 (1825)
Sterculia grandiflora Vent. Jard. Malmaison : t. 91 (1805)
Siphoniopsis monoica H.Karst. Fl. Columb. 1: 139 (1861)
Southwellia longifolia Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 73 (1838)
Sterculia acuminata P.Beauv. Fl. Oware 1: 41 (1805)
Sterculia macrocarpa G.Don Gen. Hist. 1: 515 (1831)
Bichea acuminata (P.Beauv.) Farw. Druggists' Circ. 61: 231 (1917)
Bichea solitaria Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 565 (1812)
Bichea sulcata Pierre ex A.Chev. Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç. 6: 129 (1911)
Braxipis grandiflora Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 72 (1838)
Clompanus longifolia Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 78 (1891)
Cola grandiflora (Vent.) Schott & Endl. Melet. Bot. : 33 (1832)
Cola ledermannii Engl. & K.Krause Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 562 (1912)
Cola macrocarpa (G.Don) Schott & Endl. Melet. Bot. : 38 (1832)
Cola pseudoacuminata Engl. Veg. Erde 9(III 2): 465 (1921)
Colaria acuminata Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 73 (1838)
Edwardia acuminata (P.Beauv.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 79 (1891)
Edwardia lurida Raf. Specchio Sci. 1: 158 (1814)
Helicteres paniculata Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 531 (1790)
Icosinia paniculata (Lour.) Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 75 (1838)
Cola acuminata var. kamerunensis K.Schum.
Cola acuminata var. grandiflora (Vent.) K.Schum.
Cola acuminata var. trichandra K.Schum.

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Language Common/alternative name
English abata cola
Arabic جوز الزنج
Azerbaijani sivri kola
Czech kolovník zašpičatělý
Danish abata-kola
Greek Κόλα η ακιδωτή
Persian درخت کولا
Finnish koolapuu
Galician Árbore da cola
Hausa goro
koi Кола
kv Кола
lbe Кола
Malayalam കോള അക്യൂമിനാറ്റ
mrj Кола
Norwegian Bokmål kolatre
Norwegian Nynorsk kolatre
Polish kola zaostrzona
Russian Кола заострённая
Swedish tillspetsat kolaträd
Turkish kola bitkisi (kola nut)
udm Кола
wo taba
Chinese 可拉
Chinese 可乐果

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Ivory Coast
      • Liberia
      • Nigeria
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cabinda
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Gabon
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
      • Zaïre
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Puerto Rico
      • Trinidad-Tobago

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000614368
UNII P4142Q2710
USDA Plants COAC4
Tropicos 30401412
INPN 629391
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:822645-1
The Plant List kew-2730552
PFAF Cola acuminata
Open Tree Of Life 1053097
NCBI Taxonomy 93760
IUCN Red List 111376285
IPNI 822645-1
iNaturalist 430865
GBIF 5406685
Freebase /m/03ckjfm
EPPO COHAC
EOL 486399
USDA GRIN 101905
Wikipedia Cola_acuminata

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Plant use and perceptions in the context of sexual health among people of Congolese descent in Belgium Van Damme L, Chatrou L, de la Peña E, Kibungu P, Bolya CS, Van Damme P, Vanhove W, Ceuterick M, De Meyer E J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 19-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10877895
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00662-3
PMID:38373968
Endophyte genomes support greater metabolic gene cluster diversity compared with non-endophytes in Trichoderma Scott K, Konkel Z, Gluck-Thaler E, Valero David GE, Simmt CF, Grootmyers D, Chaverri P, Slot J PLoS One 21-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10735191
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0289280
PMID:38127903
Optimized preparation of activated carbon with high porosities based on puck shells (Afrostyrax lepidophyllus) by response surface methodology and physico-chemical characterization Nzetchuen Kouahou G, Fotsop CG, Adoum Amola L, Donlifack Atemkeng C, Kamdem Tamo A, Teikam Kenda G, TIEGAM TAGNE RF, Kamgaing T R Soc Open Sci 06-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10698491
doi:10.1098/rsos.230911
PMID:38077221
Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic herb-drug interactions—part I. Herbal medicines of the central nervous system Czigle S, Nagy M, Mladěnka P, Tóth J PeerJ 15-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10656908
doi:10.7717/peerj.16149
PMID:38025741
Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Sexual Dysfunction, Infertility and Improving Virility in the East African Community: A Systematic Review Kyarimpa C, Nagawa CB, Omara T, Odongo S, Ssebugere P, Lugasi SO, Gumula I Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 12-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10439835
doi:10.1155/2023/6878852
PMID:37600549
Functional immune boosters; the herb or its dead microbiome? Antigenic TLR4 agonist MAMPs found in 65 medicinal roots and algae’s Mazzio E, Barnes A, Badisa R, Fierros-Romero G, Williams H, Council S, Soliman KF J Funct Foods 29-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10469438
doi:10.1016/j.jff.2023.105687
PMID:37654434
Caffeine Synthesis and Its Mechanism and Application by Microbial Degradation, A Review Lin Z, Wei J, Hu Y, Pi D, Jiang M, Lang T Foods 17-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10380055
doi:10.3390/foods12142721
PMID:37509813
From Plants to Wound Dressing and Transdermal Delivery of Bioactive Compounds Isopencu GO, Covaliu-Mierlă CI, Deleanu IM Plants (Basel) 16-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10386126
doi:10.3390/plants12142661
PMID:37514275
Vulnerability of cocoa-based agroforestry systems to climate change in West Africa Ariza-Salamanca AJ, Navarro-Cerrillo RM, Quero-Pérez JL, Gallardo-Armas B, Crozier J, Stirling C, de Sousa K, González-Moreno P Sci Rep 20-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10281996
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-37180-3
PMID:37340020
Plant-Derived Nutraceuticals Involved in Body Weight Control by Modulating Gene Expression Vrânceanu M, Hegheş SC, Cozma-Petruţ A, Banc R, Stroia CM, Raischi V, Miere D, Popa DS, Filip L Plants (Basel) 11-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10302664
doi:10.3390/plants12122273
PMID:37375898
Heterosis patterns and sources of self-compatibility, cross-compatibility and key nut traits within single and double hybrid crosses of kola [Cola nitida (Vent) Schott and Endl.] Nyadanu D, Lowor ST, Pobee P, Dogbatse JA, Akpertey A, Brarko-Marfo M Sci Rep 17-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10192454
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30485-3
PMID:37198219
Mental Performance and Sport: Caffeine and Co-consumed Bioactive Ingredients Kennedy DO, Wightman EL Sports Med 30-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9734217
doi:10.1007/s40279-022-01796-8
PMID:36447122
Mechanism and Antibacterial Activity of Gold Nanoparticles (AuNPs) Functionalized with Natural Compounds from Plants Timoszyk A, Grochowalska R Pharmaceutics 25-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9784296
doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics14122599
PMID:36559093
Antileishmanial Activities of Medicinal Herbs and Phytochemicals In Vitro and In Vivo: An Update for the Years 2015 to 2021 Hassan AA, Khalid HE, Abdalla AH, Mukhtar MM, Osman WJ, Efferth T Molecules 04-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9656935
doi:10.3390/molecules27217579
PMID:36364404
Substance use and substance use disorders in Africa: An epidemiological approach to the review of existing literature Onaolapo OJ, Olofinnade AT, Ojo FO, Adeleye O, Falade J, Onaolapo AY World J Psychiatry 19-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9641378
doi:10.5498/wjp.v12.i10.1268
PMID:36389088

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Imidazopyrimidines / Purines and purine derivatives / Xanthines
Caffeine 2519 Click to see CN1C=NC2=C1C(=O)N(C(=O)N2C)C 194.19 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/JF0721038
Theobromine 5429 Click to see 180.16 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AJEM.2011.06.032

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