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appearance of a peach-tree. The flowers, which appear before 

 the leaves, are pink, edged with white and reddish- brown, 

 with striped and spotted lip. Found frequently in the forest 

 savannahs, and occasionally on the highlands. The brownish 

 dye from the bark is used by the girls for their lips, and chewed 

 as Kola. The wood is much the same as the last three species. 



Kigelia Africana. Nyakpekpe (Ewe) ; Abilu (Tschandjo) ; Njak- 

 pokpo (Anecho) ; NjakpS (Anlo). 



Found in damp places in the prairies and on the banks of 

 rivers. The well-known liver-sausage tree. The wood is 

 suitable for small buildings. 



Kigelia pinnata. 



Bubiacese. 



Hymenodictyon Kurria. 



All belonging to this family have simple leaves in pairs. 

 Found as a shrub and a small tree in the terraced woods and 

 mountains. The solid wood, of a clear mahogany colour, is 

 much used in India for agricultural implements, but little known 

 here in Togo, 

 Crossopteryx Africana. Tyenyeolo or Pasau (Tschandjo). 

 Crossopteryx Kotschyana. 



Found to the height of 32| feet in the prairies of the coast 

 zone and a few scattered inland. According to the opinion of 

 an importer, this wood is one of the best of Togo. It is clear 

 brown, very hard and heavy, and of fine texture. The natives 

 make shuttles and tablets for the Koran from it. 

 Adina microcephala. Bara (Tschandjo). 



A tree of 97 1 feet in height, growing on the river banks of 

 Sokode-Bassaris. The wood takes a very high place as to value, 

 but it has a peculiar odour and an oily feeling to the touch. 

 The fibres from the twigs are made into tooth-brushes. 

 Mitragyne macrophylla. Yowi or Togba (Atakpame). 



A gigantic tree growing on the swampy banks of streams, 

 with an excellent wood used by the natives for making doors, 

 drums and barrels. 

 Mitragyne inermis. Intyii (Dyakossi) ; Shero (Dagomba). 



Smaller than the last, found on ground which is occasionally 

 under water. Its yellowish-white wood is used for beams and 

 rafters. It forms also a beautiful, easily-worked furniture 

 wood, 

 Mitragyne Africana. Sesseu (Atakpame). 



A small tree which flourishes in swampy places and parts 

 overflowed by the streams. Its blossoms are used as hay. 

 The particularly valuable wood is proof against attacks of the 

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