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Musanga Smithii. 



65 feet in height. The wood very light, sometimes takes 

 the place of cork. Wood used for cigar boxes, also sometimes 

 in cellulose factories. 

 Myrianthus arboreus. Avogolo or awogolu (Ewe). 

 Myrianihus seratus. 



Like horse chestnut in appearance ; orange flowers. Wood 

 brittle, used for fences. 

 Antiaris Africana (syn. Antiaris toxicaria). Logo (Ewe) ; Ssare 

 (Tschandjo). 

 Fruit fig-like. 

 Ficus grandicarpa. Furu (Tschandjo). 



Milky juice oozes from bark when cut. 65 feet in height. 

 Bark smooth ; regular branching. Figs gathered in March. 

 Ficus vallis chondoe. 

 Ficus exasperata. Fola (Tschandjo). 

 Ficus bembicicarpa. Keda (Tschandjo). 



There are about 30 varieties of figs. 

 Ficus lutea. 



Ficus rokko. Keda (Tschandjo). 

 Ficus toliifolia. Adyokukola (Tschandjo). 

 Ficus umbrosa. Tisemu (Tschandjo). 

 Ficus djurensis. Tura (Tschandjo). 

 Ficus brachypus. Ebo (Ewe) ; Bauri (Haussa). 



Reddish bark. Wood heavy. 

 Ficus tesselata. 

 Ficus dusenivides. 

 Ficus Togoensis. 

 Ficus sohodensis. 



Proteaceae. 



Faures speciosa. 



Protea Bismarckii. Dtidiirede (Tschandjo), 



Wood yellowish-red in colour, used for furniture. Height 

 321 feet. 



Olacaceae. 



Ximenia Americana. 



Yellow heartwood resembles the scented white sandalwood. 



Anonaceae. 



Uvaria chamcB. Agbana (Ewe) ; Pereng (Kabure) ; Liasa (Atak- 

 pame) ; Padiivin (Difale). 



Small tree with edible fruit. Wood greyish-brown, fairly 

 heavy. 



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