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Mcesobotrya cauliflora. ] 



A small tree ; has conspicuous red fruit | 



Mcesobotrya sparsiflora. j 



A small, little-known tree. j 



Megabaria Trillesii. Chuiansa (Apollonian). j 



Small tree bearing poisonous fruit. J 



Microdesmis puberula. Aforwa (Wassaw) ; Ofifenma (Ashanti) ; ' 



Chuiansa (Apollonian). j 



A small tree. Wood very useful in the making of agricul- i 



tural instruments, also chew-sticks. 



Uapaca Heudelottii. 



A large tree ; very common on river banks. ' 

 Hasskarlia didymostemon. 



A small tree ; wood of little worth. ] 



Hymenocardia acida. j 

 Hymenocardia Ghevalieri. 



The Hymenocardia are both small trees of the savannah ' 

 forests. 



Excoecaria. , 



Small tree of the savannah forests. 



Phyllanthus reticulatus. '. 



Small tree of the savannah forests. , 

 Bridelia ferruginea. 



An antidote against poisons. ' 

 Bridelia atroviridis. 



Not well known. About 10 feet in height. A small tree ' 



of the savannah forests. j 

 Discoglypremna caloneura. 



A small tree of the savannah forests. ; 



Elceophorbia drupifera. Kamhan (Fanti) ; Dudu (Apollonian) ; ! 



Ajurlo (Krepi). j 



A small tree growing near the sea. ' 



Cleidion Gabunicum. 



A small tree. Chew-sticks obtained from it. | 



Antidesma venosum. ■ 

 Antidesma laciniatum. 



Antidesma anbryanthum. ,1, 



A white latex obtained from it. ( 

 Anacardiacese. 



Spondias lutea. Atwaba (Fanti) ; Atawa (Ashanti) ; Twani ' 

 (Apollonian) ; Tongoma (Aowin) ; Akukan (Quitta) ; Akukan 



(Krepi). j 



Found in the fringing forests. A very fine tree. Fruit ^ 



edible, called Hog-plum — like yellow plums in appearance ; I 



a sharp, acid taste, not unpleasant. i 



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