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Vitaceae. 



Leea. 



A small tree of the savannah forests. Fruit edible. 



Tiliaces. 



Grewia carpinifolia. 

 Glyphcea Greivioides. 

 Triumfetta sp. 



Three small fibre-yielding trees. The Grewia has brilliant 

 yellow flowers. 



Malvaceae. 



Hibiscus iiliaceus. 



A yellow-flowered tree. Wood durable under water, 

 Thespesia popuhiea. Fref (Fanti) ; Eijan (Apollonian). 



A small tree growing on sea-shore. 



Bombacaceae. 



Bombax Buonopozense. Akata (Twi) ; Akata (Denkira) ; Ekuba 

 (Apollonian) ; Eku (Aowin) ; Kafro (Grunchi) ; Agutesi (Krepi) ; 

 Akronkron (Accra). 



The Silk Cotton Tree. Red-flowered. A tall tree with hori- 

 zontal branches with spiny protuberances. Grows in the mixed 

 forests. It yields a kapok (fibre) similar to the Eriodendrons. 



Bombax brevicuspe. Kuntunkun (Twi) ; Kuntunkuni (Denkira). 

 A new species of cotton-tree. Timber used for canoes, 

 bark for dye, and cotton for native pillows. 



Bombax sp. Eku (Twi) ; Nyi-nu-kobin (general West Coast) ; 

 Akata (Denkira) ; Ekuba (Apollonian) ; Ekui (Aowin) ; Kafro 

 (Grunchi) ; Agutesi (Krepi) ; Akronkron (Accra). 



This species is confined to the rain forests of the maritime 

 zone. 



Adansonia digitata. 



The Baobab Tree. The pulp of the fruit is eaten by the 

 natives ; flavour acid. The seeds are washed, pounded and 

 steeped in water for ten days. The North-west Ashanti natives 

 use it to flavour soup. This tree is very rich in wood fibre, 

 which realises from £9 to £10 per ton, and is of great com- 

 mercial value. A gouty-looking tree, and grows in open 

 country, rocky soil. 



Eriodendron anfractuosum. Ongina (Twi) ; Enyena (Wassaw) ; 

 Onyina or Enyena (Fanti) ; Enyena (Ashanti) ; Enyenga 

 (Apollonian) ; Enyo (Aowin) ; Gung (Grunchi) ; Ofwho (Quitta) ; 

 Ofwho (Krepi). 



The white-flowered silk cotton-tree of the fringing forests. 



