Cola nitida
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID6440127e332cf665004245 |
| Scientific name | Cola nitida |
| Authority | (Vent.) Schott & Endl. |
| First published in | Melet. Bot. : 33 (1832) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
- Seeds (kola nuts) are used as a flavoring and stimulant in cola-type carbonated beverages. Flavorants may be extracted by maceration of roasted or ground nuts in aqueous/alcoholic carriers.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
- Ground or roasted seeds are incorporated as food ingredients (e.g., flavoring, masticatory) and as a direct or indirect component of cola beverages. Preparations may be expressed as “kola nut extract,” “kola nut flavor,” or similar ingredient designations.
Colorants and tanning:
- Kola nuts contain hydrolyzable tannins (e.g., gallotannins) and can yield brown colorants and be used in leather tanning; the use is documented for Cola spp., though application specifics vary by source.
Wood and fiber:
- No documented commercial timber or fiber uses for Cola nitida were identified in the provided references.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
- No documented cosmetic or fragrance applications for this taxon were found in the provided references.
Properties relevant to use:
- Seed composition includes caffeine, theobromine, starch, and hydrolyzable tannins; these constituents underpin flavoring activity and tanning capability.
Sustainability and sourcing:
- Seeds are harvested from cultivated trees in West and Central Africa; quantitative sustainability data were not present in the consulted sources.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Sterculia cola | Pers. | Syn. Pl. 2: 239 (1806) |
| Bichea nitida | (Vent.) Farw. | Amer. J. Pharm. 94: 428 (1922) |
| Braxipis nitida | (Vent.) Raf. | Sylva Tellur. : 72 (1838) |
| Cola vera | K.Schum. | Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 3: 15 (1902) |
| Sterculia nitida | Vent. | Jard. Malmaison : t. 91 (1805) |
| Cola alba | A.Chev. | Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 150: 624 (1910) |
| Cola astrophora | Warb. | Tropenpflanzer 6: 627 (1902) |
| Cola acuminata var. latifolia | K.Schum. |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | ghanja kola |
| Arabic | جوز الزلج/ كولا/ كوله |
| Arabic | جوز السودان |
| Azerbaijani | parlaq kola |
| Bambara | woro |
| Basque | kola |
| Malayalam | കോളമരം |
| Polish | kola błyszcząca |
| Swedish | äkta kolaträd |
| Turkish | kola ağacı |
| Chinese | 光亮可乐果 |
| Chinese | 白可乐果 |
| Chinese | 白可拉 |
| Chinese | 光亮可樂果 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Africa click to expand
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West Tropical Africa
- Benin
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast
- Liberia
- Mali
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Gabon
- Gulf Of Guinea Islands
- Zaïre
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Western Indian Ocean
- Comoros
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West Tropical Africa
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indian Subcontinent
- Sri Lanka
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Indo-China
- Vietnam
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Indian Subcontinent
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Southern America click to expand
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Caribbean
- Dominican Republic
- Trinidad-Tobago
- Windward Islands
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Caribbean
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000614491 |
| Tropicos | 100313943 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:822647-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2730554 |
| IPNI | 822647-1 |
| GBIF | 8416175 |
| UNII | KY276N9S1M |
| USDA Plants | CONI10 |
| Tropicos | 30401611 |
| INPN | 448548 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:822755-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2730669 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 550770 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 82457 |
| IUCN Red List | 111397303 |
| IPNI | 822755-1 |
| iNaturalist | 428194 |
| GBIF | 5406687 |
| Freebase | /m/012nvpt8 |
| EPPO | COHNI |
| EOL | 486402 |
| USDA GRIN | 101986 |
| Wikipedia | Cola_nitida |
| CMAUP | NPO10292 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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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/10.1055/S-2007-969579 https://doi.org/10.1016/0091-3057(87)90619-8 |
| Theobromine | 5429 | Click to see | 180.16 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0091-3057(87)90619-8 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Biflavonoids and polyflavonoids | |||||
| Procyanidin B | 130556 | Click to see | 578.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/JF0721038 |
| Procyanidin B1 | 11250133 | Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=CC(=C2C3C(C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C34)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)O)O | 578.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/JF0721038 |
| Procyanidin B2, (+)- | 122738 | Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=CC(=C2C3C(C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C34)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)O)O | 578.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/JF0721038 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins | |||||
| 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-3,5,7-triol | 1203 | Click to see | 290.27 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/JF0721038 |
| Catechin | 9064 | Click to see | 290.27 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/0091-3057(87)90619-8 https://doi.org/10.1021/JF0721038 |
| Epicatechin | 72276 | Click to see | 290.27 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/JF0721038 |
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| In public collections | 0 |