138 WEST AFRICAN FORESTS AND FORESTRY 



Bombacacese. 



Bomhax Buonopozense. Fulo or Folo (Tschandjo) ; Sanbugo 

 (Mangu). 



Grows on high ground and also by the streams. Height 

 about 162-| feet. A marvellous sight when covered with its 

 crimson blossoms. The bark is smooth and bright grey, with 

 rough cracked appearance. Of small account in commerce. 

 Adansonia digitata. Adido (Ewe) ; Kuka (Haussa) ; Dadie 

 (Asante) ; Kelle (Kratschi). 

 Called also bread-fruit tree. 

 Ceiba pentandra. Wu (Ewe) ; Komu (Tschandjo) ; Ogu (Anago) ; 

 Ju (Akposso) ; Huti (Fo). 



Wood little used, though it should be valuable in the cellulose 

 factories. 

 Eriodendron Nigericum. 



Sterculiaceae. 



Sterculia tragacantha. Akple or Loloe (Ewe) ; Kaderabobo 



(Tschandjo). 

 Sterculia tomentosa. Akpoklo or Bofuti (Ewe) ; Modetu (Tschandjo) ; 



Bolusila (Mangu) ; Oduduku (Atakpame) ; Kelipotu (Ivi-atschi) ; 



Apokpo (Anecho). 

 Sterculia oblonga. 



The wood of these three trees is soft and of little value. 



The fibre strong and tough. Tree medium height. 

 Cola cordifoUa. Uuti (Ewe) ; Dagbongbore (Tschandjo) ; Nutssu- 



nutssu (Anago) ; AuavoIo (Akposso) ; Eussu (Misahohe). 



A huge tree of the Galler}'^ Forests, also found singly near 



villages. The leaves are a foot long. The wood hard and heavy, 



used in Senegambia for strengthening the coast and for rafters. 

 Cola acuminata. 



The tree resembles the poplar. Proof against the attacks 



of insects ; useful for carriage and furniture-making, and ship- 

 building. 

 Cola laurifolia. Jojau (Kabure). 



The wood is verj'^ pliable and used in the making of bows 



(for shooting). 

 Cola caricifolia. Alensuneku (Atakpame). 

 Cola astrophora. 

 Cola supfiana. 

 Cola Afzelii. 

 Triplochiton Johnsonii. 

 Triplochiton Nigericum. 

 Plerygota Schumanniana. 



The wood of these five trees is little known. 



