96 WEST AFRICAN FORESTS AND FORESTRY 



Monodora brevipes. 



Found in mixed deciduous forests. 

 Monodora tenuifolia. Dubiddi (Ashanti) 

 Hexalobus grandiflora. 



A large, handsome tree. 

 Xylopia parviflora. 

 Xylopia striata. 



Xylopias all small trees, except Mthiopica. 

 Xylopia jEthiopica. 



A fairly large tree. Wood resists attacks of white ants. 

 Used for native house-posts. 



Myristicacese. 



Pycnanthus Kombo. Ote (Twi). Oti or Etsu (Fanti) ; Oti 

 (Ashanti) ; Tika (Apollonian) ; Attenli (Aowin) ; Oti (Accra). 



The timber is useful for domestic purposes, roof shingles, 

 etc. A fatty oil is obtained from the seeds. A medium-sized 

 tree, straight-stemmed ; wood not durable. 



Lauraceae. 



Tylostemon Mannii, 

 A small tree. 



Rosaces. 



Parinarium sp. Affram (Twi). 



Wood used by natives for building purposes. 

 Parinarium curatellcefolium. 



Very common locally. The fruit edible. 

 Parinarium robustum. 



Very little known about this tree. 

 Parinarium polyandrum. 



In the savannah forests. 

 Parinarium mobola. 



Small tree, but good timber. Fruit edible. 

 Chrysobalanus ellipticus. Ababele (Apollonian). 



Found near fresh-water lagoon. The fruit of a blue colour, 

 small and edible. 



Connaraceae. 



Cnestis ferruginea. 

 Ageloia obliqua. 



Leguminoseae. 



Piptadenia sp. Dahumah (Twi) ; Adadawa (Wassaw). 

 A large species. 



