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in the absence of flowers, to allow of the certain identification of the 
proposed the name of Garcinia Kola for the tree yielding bitter cola, 
founded on specimens of branches, leaves, and fruits received by him 
from various places in tropical Africa. Heckel appears to have received 
no flowers, so his bien description does not carry us beyond what 
was : 
Heckel states that “ upon chewing [the male or bitter cola] s 
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strongly bitter, astringent, a end: yet aromatic taste is perceptible, 
which is quite different from that of the true cola, and approaches in 
its aromatic flavour that of cm pst it is this aromatic flavour 
that is esteemed by the negroe probably the seeds 
owe their properties to the resin "they ‘contain, which is slightly 
sti n examination of fresh male or bitter 
cola nuts for caffeine | gave negative results.’ 
