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kola tree

organism / organism-cola-nitida

コラノキ / Cola nitida

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Short definition

A tree native to West Africa in the Malvaceae family (formerly Sterculiaceae). Its seeds, kola nuts, have been consumed for enjoyment and traded for several centuries.

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kola nut →is derived from→ kola tree

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Composition and content (1)

kola nut is derived from kola treesupported

Scope: The source of kola-nut extract used as a food ingredient.

Note: C. nitida is the linked species; C. acuminata is listed on an equal footing.

Explicitly states "Kola nut extract is derived from the seeds of primarily two tropical Cola species (Cola nitida... or Cola acuminata...)".
Source: Safety assessment of kola nut extract as a food ingredient (Burdock GA; Carabin IG; Crincoli CM, 2009) · abstract checked
Show dataingredient-kola-nut —is_derived_from→ organism-cola-nitida
claim: clm-kola-source-species / type: taxonomy / updated: 2026-08-31

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