48 WEST AFRICAN FORESTS AND FORESTRY 



Cylicodiscus gabunensis* African Greenheart. Mbeli-deli (Mendi). 

 It is very similar to Piptadenia Africana in appearance, 

 and also yields a strong, hard wood. 

 Dalbergia sp* Dalbergia Rosewood. Balakenta (Timani) ; Fir- 

 bandu Ndambabuli (Mendi). 

 A small tree. 

 Baphia polygalacece.* Ndambabuli (Mendi). 



A climber, 10 feet in height. The stem used for killing fish. 

 Baphia nitida* Camwood Tree. Mat, Kam (Timani) ; Bendwi 

 or Bunduei (Mendi). 



A small tree from which dyewood, a fast red dye, is obtained. 

 The wood is hard and heavy, and is used for rice-mortar pestles 

 and walking-sticks. 

 Albizzia Broivnii* Albizzia, Bakbwi or Bpakpei (Mendi). 



This is a medium-sized tree yielding a reddish wood of 

 moderately fine grain, somewhat resembling mahogany. The 

 heartwood is very pretty. It should be saleable in Liverpool 

 market. 

 Albizzia fastigata* Folei-kpakpei, Bakbaboi (Mendi). 



This species rarely attains a diameter at the base of more 

 than 18 inches. It nearly always has a rotten heart. 

 Detarium Senegahnse* Mahogany, Dita. Kita (Timani) ; Dupwi 

 II, Kolei (Mendi). 



It is a very lofty tree, which yields a wood sold as mahogany 

 in the Liverpool market. The grain is not so close as is usual 

 in mahogany, but the colour is good. The fruit is edible and 

 eaten locally. Dita is the name given to it. It is not very 

 common. 

 Detarium sp* 



A large tree of 60 or 70 feet in height, probably a new 

 species. 

 Millettia cf. drastica* 



A small tree. 

 Millettia Lane-Poolei* Togbeli (Mendi). 



A small tree or shrub about 15 feet in height, with white, 

 scentless flowers. There are three other varieties, with flowers 

 ranging from white and pink to mauve. 

 Millettia pallens* 



A medium-sized tree with mauve flowers. 

 Millettia sp. near M. Sangana* 



A medium-sized tree with erect pods and mauve flowers. 

 Millettia rhodantha . * 



A medium-sized tree with yellow, aromatic wood. 

 Mimosa Dinklagei* Gumgui (Mendi). 



A medium-sized tree, 50 feet in height. 



