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According to Opeke (1992), southern Nigeria is considered the center of occurrence of C. acuminata, with its original area of distribution stretching from Nigeria to Gabon. C. acuminata is also found spontaneously in the mountainous areas of Angola, Zaïre and Cameroon. It has been cultivated for a long time in the islands of Principe and São Tomé. It was introduced to central and south America during the slave trade. It has also spread eastwards to Mauritius and Malaysia (Purseglove 1968; Russell 1955a, b).

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Lim, T.K. (2012). Cola acuminata. In: Edible Medicinal And Non Medicinal Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2534-8_22

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