Trees. Leaves entire (in ours); petiole swollen at the base and at the apex.
Flowers unisexual, borne on fascicles on older wood. Calyx 4-5-lobed. Petals 0. Male flowers: anthers borne in 1(-2) rings on an androphore. Female flowers: carpels 4-5, coherent.
Fruit consisting of woody carpels which split longitudinally.
Flora of Mozambique: Cola ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cola Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cola Google: Web - Images - Scholar GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cola IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cola Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cola