Napoleonaea vogelii
| Napoleonaea vogelii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Genus: | Napoleonaea |
| Species: | N. vogelii
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| Binomial name | |
| Napoleonaea vogelii Hook. & Planch.
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Napoleonaea vogelii is an evergreen shrub or a low-branching tree with a dense crown growing up to 15 metres tall. It grows in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Cote D'Ivoire. The bark is used locally to flavour rice and to chew with cola nuts as a stimulant.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Napoleonaea vogelii - Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
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