108 WEST AFRICAN FORESTS AND FORESTRY 



Violaceae. 



Alsodeia. Notonima (Ashanti). 



A shrubbery tree of little value. 

 Smeathmannia pubescens. 



A shrubby tree with conspicuous white flowers. 



Flacourtiacese 



Oncoba echinata. 



A small tree with white cauline flowers. 

 Oncoba Gilgiana. 



A large shrub. 

 Oncoba dentata. 



A small tree. 

 Rawsonia spinosa. 



A medium-sized tree. 

 Smeathmannia pubescens. 



A shrubby tree with conspicuous white flowers. 



Lecythldaceae. 



Napoleona Vogelii. 



A small tree, grows by river banks. The wood is easily 

 worked. Fruit edible. 



Rhizophoraceae. 



Anopyxis ealcenis. Kokoti (Wassaw) ; Anchi or Kokoti (Fanti) ; 

 Abari (Apollonian). 



Good timber-tree, much used for fuel. 



Combretaceae. 



Combretum Afzelia. 



Found near rivers. 

 Laguncularia racemosa. 



White Mangrove. Grows in swamps. 

 Anogeissus leiocarpus. 



A tall tree, from 30 to 50 feet in height. The roots are used 

 as chew-sticks. The heartwood very durable, brown or blackish- 

 brown. The grey ash of sap and heart woods used as a mordant. 

 Tannin and gum obtained from this tree. 

 Combretum Zenkerii. 



A large, shrubby tree. 

 Combretum sp. Esseah or Essia (general West Coast). 



The " Stink wood " Tree. 

 Terminalia sp. Emril, or Emil or Emiri (general West Coast). 



The wood is used locally for shingles. In intermediate 

 forests. Branches in tiers or whorls. A huge tree, bark black. 



