106 WEST AFRICAN FORESTS AND FORESTRY 



one of the largest trees of West Africa. The wood is very light, 

 and should be useful in making light wood articles, such as 

 boxes and toys, but there is no market for it at present. The 

 fibre is good, and the wood should also make pulp in paper- 

 making ; but there is no market, owing to the expense involved 

 in collecting it. 



Sterculiaceae. 



Heritiera utilis. Awabima (Twi) ; Pteryyota Wawampe'e (Ashanti) ; 

 N'yankon, Yankom or Yankun (general West Coast). 

 Good timber-tree, medium-sized. 

 Sierculia cordifolia. WaAvapupuo (Twi) ; Duamenyi (Fanti). 



Tall tree ; height, 60 to 100 feet. The wood of little value, 

 as it is very soft. Found in the fringing and intermediate 

 forests. 

 StercuUa tomentosa. 



Height, 40 to 50 feet. Intermediate and fringing forests. 

 The fruit grows in clusters, kidney shaped, with a dense, reddish 

 tomentum. 

 StercuUa Barter ii. 



Flowers when the tree is leafless — appears covered with red 

 flame. The wood is soft and of little value ; it should make a 

 good paper-pulp. The inner bark used to make rope. 

 StercuUa tragacantha. 



A medium-sized tree. Wood of little worth. 

 Trijiilochiton Johnsonii. Wawa or Wawwaw (Twi) ; Owawa 

 (Wassaw). 



A good timber-tree. Bark used locally for roofing. Strong, 

 works well and has satiny sheen. When used in exposed places 

 it is subject to dry-rot. Tall, straight-growing tree. Should 

 be useful for inside building. 

 Cola AfzeUa. 



Fringing forests. Monkey Cola. Fruit bright-red in colour, 

 something like Kola. Tree grows to a height of 40 or 50 feet. 

 Cola laurifoUa. 



A very small species. 

 Cola acuminata. Bessi (Ashanti) ; Esseri (Apollonian) ; Ewasi 

 (Aowin) ; Gwe (Grunchi) ; Evi (Quitta) ; Guru (Hausa). 

 The Kola Nut of commerce is obtained from this tree. 

 Cola caricifoUa. ' 



Nansonia altissima. 



Timber-tree ; useful for domestic purposes. 

 Cola cordifolia. 



Found in the savannah forests. 

 Cola sublohata. 



