Garcinia kola Heckel (Clusiaceae) is a multipurpose tree with significant cultural and economic relevance, primarily used as a medicinal plant in West and Central Africa. Although the domestication process is still in its early stages, most current research is laboratory-based, overlooking fields that can directly support the species’ development. Our recently published study in the journal Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution (IF: 2.0; Q2 in Agronomy, Q3 in Plant Sciences) described G. kola tree-to-tree morphological variation in Cameroon and identified plus trees indicating the potential species’ ideotype, thus representing a crucial step forward in G. kola domestication.
Would you like to know more about this undervalued tree species? Read our previously published article on Garcinia kola.
The present study idea has been conceptualized and elaborated by Anna Maňourová (TRIBE team external member; Tropical Biodiversity Research Group alumna) in collaboration with Zbyněk Polesný (TRIBE team leader).
