THE NIGERIAN TIMBER TREES 259 



valued at £7 per ton in Liverpool. It was difficult to get 

 sufficient for a sample. 



Loranthacese. 



Loranthus leptolopus. African Mistletoe, or Red-flowering 

 Loranthus. 



Found in the Yoruba and Benin country. 



Menispermacea;. 



Cissampelos Owariensis. Ebewaki (Benin). 



A medicinal plant. 

 Cissampelos Pariera (L.). Jokoye (Yoruba). 



It is found in the Olokemeji Reserve of the Abeokuta 

 province of Nigeria. 



Anonaces. 



Enantia polycarpa (Kew). Abeokuta Bark, Kanda or Canta Bark. 

 Ghido (Yoruba). 



Found in the Egba province. 

 Enantia chlorantha. African Yellow Wood. Yarn (Yoruba) ; 

 Ehranbabogo (Benin). 



It is a common tree of the Ondo, Benin, Owerri, Ogoja 

 and Calabar provinces of Nigeria. 



It is a medium-sized tree, attaining a girth of 5 feet and 

 a bole length of 25 feet. The most peculiar feature of the 

 tree is the fruit, a bundle of reddish clubs all coming out of 

 the twig at one point. The stem is dull green, with scattered 

 lenticels here and there. The bole is uneven near the base 

 and almost divided by large spurns, which makes it difficult 

 to cut out a square log. Standing in dense shade usually, 

 and often with a piece of the bark removed, showing the yellow 

 cambium layer or wood, it is easily distinguished from other 

 trees. 



The 3^ellow wood is similar both in the sap and in 

 the heartwood. It splits well, even into tiny thin, lath-like 

 pieces. It is soft, but planes up into a smooth surface. The 

 medullary rays are often prominent, and make the wood look 

 very pretty. The sheen of the wood also adds to its appearance. 



The tree is a shade-bearer and rather slow-growing ; 

 perhaps in more open localities it would grow faster. Natural 

 regeneration does not appear to be good, though more extensive 

 observations on this point may reveal more. Small quantities 

 of seed are borne each j^ear. It sprouts a little from the stump, 

 but this method of reproduction cannot be relied upon. Cut- 

 tings have not yet been tried. It likes a good moist soil of 



