44 WEST AFRICAN FORESTS AND FORESTRY 



Pachypodanthium Staudtii* 



A large-boled forest tree, with grey, rough bark, of which 

 the timber is very hard to saw. 

 StenantJiera Jiamata.* 

 A small tree. 

 Uvaria Afzelii* 



A tree of 15 feet in height, with very heavy-scented flowers. 

 Uvaria sp* 



A tall, straight tree, with blackish-green longitudinally ribbed 

 bark. 

 Uvaria macrocarpa* Finger Root. 



This tree is found 15 feet in height. The root is used 

 medicinally by the Creoles, and by them called Finger Root. 



Myristicaceie. 



Pycnanthus Kombo."^ White Cedar. Kuwul (Timani) ; Boy a 

 (Mendi). 



It is a very tall tree, attaining a girth of 12 feet, which is 

 cut locally, but not for export, owing to its soft wood and open 

 grain. 



Moringaceae. 



Moringa pterygosperma."^ Horse-radish Tree ; or Oil of Ben Tree. 

 The oil in the seeds is 38 per cent., and they are valued 

 at £9 a ton in London. The oil is suitable for lubricating 

 clocks and watches. The wood is not used. 



Rosaceae. 



Parinarium macrojjhyllum* Gingerbread Plum. Ndawei (Mendi). 

 It is a small tree bearing a fruit the size of a goose's egg. 

 The fruit is the edible ginger-plum. 



Parinarium excelsum* Rough-skinned Plum. Abbis (Timani) ; 

 Ndanwi Badgi (Mendi). 



This tree attains a large size and seeds very readily. It 

 yields a useful hardwood; is felled locally and for building 

 purposes. The grain of the wood is too open to be of much use 

 for export. It is of a reddish-brown colour. The pulp around 

 the seed is eaten. 



Leguminosae. 



Paradaniella thurifera* Ilorin Balsam Tree. Bessi (Timani) ; 

 Bessi Kpessei or Gbassei (Mendi). 



A quick-growing, soft-wooded tree, pretty evenly distributed 

 through the forest. It attains a girth of 9 feet and a bole 

 length of 30 feet. It is cut locally for house-building and other 



