72 WEST AFRICAN FORESTS AND FORESTRY 



Monodora myristica. Calabash Nutmeg. '' 



A small tree having showy flowers and aromatic seed ; the 



much esteemed Calabash Nutmeg of West Africa. ] 



Monodora tenuifolia. j 



Found in the primary forests of Grand Basa. Very similar \ 



to the last ; narrower leaved. ; 



Myristicaceae. 



Pycnanihus Dinklagei. Muskat Nut. ; 



Tree reaches the height of 30 feet, with drooping branches. i 



It supplies good timber and oily seeds. ! 



Pycnanthus kombo. j 



The seeds of this variety contain 73 per cent, of fat and 



burn like a candle. > 



Rosaceae. 



Parinarium macrophyllnm. Rough-skinned Plum. i 



A very common tree, used locally for building purposes ; : 



oak-like texture. Fruit j^ellow, the size of a goose-egg ; some- j 



times called Gingerbread Plum. i 



Parinarium excelsum. Wild Plum. 



Parinarium sp. Wild Plum. - 



Also found in Sierra Leone. Used for building locally ; grain < 



too open for export. P. excelsum and sp. very similar. \ 

 Chrysobalamis icaco. Cocoa Plum. 



Chrysobalanus ellipticus. Cocoa Plum. ' 



A tall shrub or small tree, with greenish-purple edible fruit j 



known as Cocoa Plums. These two are very similar ; both { 



found near Grand Basa. i 



Leguminosae. 



Lonchocarpus laxiflora. Mountain Mahogany. \ 



Supplies a good useful wood and dyes. It is also found j 

 in Sierra Leone. 



Lonchocarpus sericeus. . 



An ornamental tree with downy twigs, reddish-violet ( 

 papilionaceous flowers ; wood hard and heavy, not very well 



known. Found in Grand Basa. : 

 Lonchocarpus Barteri. 



Similar to L. sericeus, but a loftier tree. ,] 



Lonchocarpus Zenkeri. 1 



Entada scandens. Mackay or Sea Bean. i 

 The well-known liana, the fibre used in rope and net 

 making. 



