400 WEST AFRICAN FORESTS AND FORESTRY 



Clerodendron splendens (Kew). Adabi (Yoruba). 



A medium-sized shrub found in the Abeokuta province. The 

 stem yields small wood for farm implements. 



Labiatae. 



Ocimum viride (Willd.). Efinrin (Yoruba) ; Aramoho (Benin). 

 Found in the Yoruba and Benin country. 



Scrophulariacese. 



Cycinium camporum (Engl.). Arojoku (Yoruba). 



Flowers white. Found at Obba on the Hill, Ondo province. 



Bignoniaceae. 



Spathoidea campanulata. Red Tulip Tree. Oruru (Yoruba) ; Okokwi 

 Okwekwe (Benin) ; Essenim (Efik) ; Osukaregigi (Bembi). 



This tree grows in the fringing and intermediate forests. 

 It is of medium size and has large trumpet-shaped flowers, 

 not unlike those of the tulip. 



Uses. — This tree is often used for ornamental purposes. 

 Timber, edible seeds and medicaments are obtained from it. 



Stereospermum accuminatissimum. Osualong (seed), Okwekwe, 

 Aguana (Benin). 



This is a somewhat common tree of the Benin province of 

 Nigeria, and certainly with its red flowers it is one of the most 

 handsome. It is not unlike the so-called African Tulip Tree, 

 Spathoidea campanulata. On the whole, it is a smaller tree, 

 with a round, almost spherical crown ; the wood is soft and 

 white and not durable. It bears a large number of seeds, but 

 few appear to germinate. It sprouts feebly from the stump, 

 is a light-loving tree, and also a soil-protecting and soil-im- 

 proving species. It deserves greater attention for planting in 

 gardens and at the edges of recreation grounds of all sorts. 



Stereospermum Kunthianum (Cham.). Ayagdo (Yoruba). 



This tree is found in the Abeokuta province and Erin, 

 Ilesha. It is very similar to the tulip-tree, but has a more 

 orange-coloured flower. 



Kigelia AJricana. Sausage Tree. Orora, Pandoro (Yoruba) ; Ogia- 

 himi, Esiskwi (Benin). 



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

 Ondu, Ibadan and Abeokuta provinces of Nigeria. The 

 most typical feature of this tree is the long sausage-shaped 

 fruit, which hangs by a stalk about 10 inches long ; the flowers 

 are red, the leaves large and open. It is a small tree, often 

 very much branched. It is usually found in old clearings 

 at the edge of the mixed deciduous forest. The wood is not 



