Clusiaceae
Garcinia
Garcinia kola
- Family
- Clusiaceae
- Genus
- Garcinia
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Common names
By language (5)
- English
- Garcinia, Bitter kola
- ff
- Mijingooro
- French
- Bitter kola, Petit kola
- kcg
- A̱sam gworo
- Portuguese
- Orogbo, Orobo, Orobô
Synonyms
- Garcinia akawaensis Spirlet
- Garcinia bergheana Spirlet
- Garcinia conrauana Engl.
- Garcinia dinklagei Engl.
- Garcinia giadidi De Wild.
- Garcinia ndongensis Engl.
- Garcinia nitidula Engl.
Photos
Photo: Édouard Heckel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Freyssinge, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Freyssinge, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hiobson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hiobson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hiobson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hiobson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hiobson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hiobson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hiobson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hiobson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.