Cola lizae

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Cola lizae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Cola
Species:
C. lizae
Binomial name
Cola lizae
N.Hallé

Cola lizae is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in Gabon. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

This species was first described in 1987 and named after Liz Williamson, a researcher at Lopé. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Cola lizae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
  2. Hallé, N. (1987) Cola lizae N.Hallé (Sterculiaceae) Nouvelle espèce du Moyen Ogooué (Gabon). Adansonia 3: 229-237.