Garcinia kola is a multipurpose tree and an important medicinal plant in most Western and Central African communities. The species is highly valued for its edible nuts and its different parts are used for the treatment of diverse ailments. Because of its overexploitation, G. kola is now extinct in the wild in Benin. Conservation and cultivation are crucial for its maintenance. Eliciting determinants that influence farmers’ decisions in maintaining or cultivating the species in their homestead or land would contribute to design effective management policies. A semi–structured survey was carried out with 155 respondents involved in G. kola exploitation to elucidate those determinants. Data collected were related to the socio–economic characteristics of respondents, G. kola ownership and number of individuals owned, current propagation methods and management of the species, willingness to cultivate or in situ conservation of the species. Binomial logistic and Poisson generalized linear models were used to test the effects of land area size, gender, age, and main occupation on respondents’ decision to cultivate and/or to conserve the species in situ and its management. It was found that men were more likely to own G. kola trees than women. Similarly, the likelihood of owning a G. kola tree was higher for farmers than non–farmers, and was positively correlated with respondents’ age. Furthermore, men were more willing to conserve and cultivate G. kola. Our findings suggest that the studied factors are instrumental when designing conservation policies and programs for the species.

藤黄可乐是一种多用途树，在大多数西部和中非社区中都是重要的药用植物。该物种因其可食用的坚果而受到高度重视，其不同部位用于治疗各种疾病。由于过度开采，戈拉菌现已在贝宁的野外灭绝。保护和种植对其维护至关重要。决定性因素会影响农民在其宅基地或土地上维护或栽培该物种的决策，这将有助于制定有效的管理政策。进行了半结构化调查，涉及155位参与了可乐树提取物的调查对象，以阐明这些决定因素。收集的数据与受访者的社会经济特征有关，G.可乐的所有权和拥有者的数量，物种的当前繁殖方法和管理，物种的耕种或就地保护的意愿。使用二项Logistic和Poisson广义线性模型来检验土地面积，性别，年龄和主要职业对受访者决定种植和/或保护原地物种及其管理的决定的影响。人们发现，男人比女人更容易拥有可乐树。同样，农民拥有G. kola树的可能性高于非农民，并且与受访者的年龄呈正相关。此外，男人更愿意保护和种植可乐。我们的发现表明，所研究的因素在为该物种设计保护政策和计划时是有帮助的。