132 WEST AFRICAN FORESTS AND FORESTRY 



ParJcia biglobosa. 



Height 97| feet. Bark from a clear grey to dark brown, 

 much furrowed. 

 Erythrophlceum Guineense. Tsa (Ewe) ; Kekeu (Tschandjo). 



Wood much valued for its heartwood and because of its 

 rarity. Withstands the attacks of termites, and therefore 

 much used in house and ship building, wheels for gun-carriages, 

 etc. Takes a foremost place in export of wood. 

 Burkea Africana. Tschisili (Tschandjo) ; Kiriandutschi (Haussa) ; 

 Esseresu opirimii (Asante) ; Atakpla (Atakpame) ; Kinkiri 

 (Kratschi). 



Height 78 feet. Broad crown. Leaves covered with silky 

 hairs ; wood used by the natives for sword handles. 

 Cynometra megalophylla. Agumua (Tschandjo). 



Found in the coast forests. 

 Cynometra Afzelii. 

 Cynometra sp. 



Detarium microcarpum. Depapate (Tschandjo) ; Naparli (Mangu) 

 Kokpakpa (Kratschi) ; Zaklu (Misahohe). 



A very heavy wood of a brown colour. Used in boat-building. 

 Detarium Senegalense. 



Has a larger fruit than the D. microcarpum. A beautifully 

 marked hard wood. Grows to a great height. Found exclu- 

 sively on the coast. 

 Detarium Guineense. 



Tamarindus indica. Keditia (Tschandjo) ; Samia (Haussa) ; 

 Tamarese (Asante) ; Kopu (Kratschi). 



Grows near farms and in the prairies. A clear-coloured 

 wood — very heavy to work ; will not float in water ; used for 

 mill-wheels, powder coal, etc. 

 Afzelia Africana. Papac (Ewe) ; Welu (Tschandjo) ; Apakka 

 (Anago) ; Ukpami (Akposso) ; Kao (Haussa) ; Papau (Asante) ; 

 Kebarre (Kratschi) ; Kpakpa (F6). 



Height 48 f feet. A very beautifully marked wood. Proof 

 against attacks of termites; much valued in building and for 

 table-making, also mortars for crushing yams. 

 Daniellia thurifera. Lipiti or Dsati (Ewe) ; Tschato (Tschandjo) ; 

 Orokpo (Anago) ; Auwolo (Akposso) ; Masche (Haussa) ; 

 Saingja (Asante) ; Kenjang (Kratschi) ; Sa (F6). 



Height from 65 to 97| feet. Common in the prairies. The 

 sapwood is white, and the heartwood reddish and very hard. 

 Barrels are made from it. 

 Berlinia Heudelotiana. Adema or Baba (Ewe) ; Budau (Tschandjo) ; 

 Kochoa (Kratschi). 



Large tree with white showy flowers, growing on banks of 



