102 WEST AFRICAN FORESTS AND FORESTRY 



Carapa Guianensis. Osuabise (Akwapim) ; Asokoru (Apollonian) ; 

 Asoroa (Aowin). 



A large tree of the fringing forests, growing on the banks 

 of the streams ; sometimes shipped as mahogany. Vegetable 

 oils and fats obtained from it. 

 Entandrophragma cylindricum. 

 Entandrophragma ferrugineum. 

 Entandrophragma macrophylla. 

 Entandrophragma Septentrionale . 

 Entandrophragma utilis. 



Found near Mansu and Supom. The timber of the Entan- 

 drophragma species is exported under the name of cedar. The 

 cylindricum attains a height of 100 feet. Wood gummy, 

 and unsuitable for veneers. Sometimes called " unscented 

 mahogany." The utilis under the name of " sapele scented 

 wood." 

 Trichilia Heudelottii. 



A small tree of little value, 

 Trichilia rubescens. 



Attains a height of 30 feet. 

 Trichilia Prieuriana. 



Medium-sized tree with jflaky bark and much-curled branches. 

 Wood of red colour, not unlike cedar, but close-grained and 

 hard, and has a tendency to twist when sawn, 



Malphigeacese. 



Heteropterys Africana. 



Small tree ; not very well known. 



EuphorbiaceaD. 



Ricinodendron Africanus. Assomah (Twi) ; Asoma (Fanti) ; 



Owama (Ashanti). 



In fringing forests on the banks of streams. Vegetable 



oils and fats obtained from this tree. The wood is soft, but 



burns well ; used by natives as fuel. 

 Bridelia micrantha. 



Small tree of the dry zone. A deep reddish-brown dye 



obtained from this tree. It is made a fast colour by the 



admixture of old iron, such as old kerosene tins, which seems 



an important part of the fixing. 

 Macaranga Barter ii. 

 Macaranga heterophylla. 

 Macaranga monandra. 

 Macaranga Rowlandii. 



These four Macaranga species are all small, little-known 



trees. The Monandra species is a small caulifiorous tree. 



