436 WEST AFRICAN FORESTS AND FORESTRY 



Sterculia acuminata, syn. Cold acuminata (?). 



Much cultivated in the Johann Albrechts Hohe district 

 and on the mountain slopes. The nut of this tree is very much 

 used in chocolate-making and is very refreshing. 

 Sterculia rhinopetala (K. Schum.). 



Height, 81^ to 113| feet. This tree yields an excellent 

 building wood. 

 Cola sp. 



Found in the districts of (Muea) Buea. 

 Cola sulcata. 



It is found in the district of (Boanda) Buea. 

 Cola altissima (Engl.). 



Height, 65 to 97J feet. Found in the Bipindi district. 

 Cola mursupium. 



Found in the district of (Boanda) Buea. 

 Pterygota Kamerunensis. 



Found in the district of Mungo River. 

 Xeropetalum Domheya. 



Found in the Dschang district. 

 Triplochiton sceleroxylon (K. Schum.). Nkom (Bakossi) ; Ejuong 

 (Jaunde). 



This tree yields a good timber and furniture wood The 

 leaves are very similar to those of the maple. Found very 

 plentifully in the Cameroon country. 

 Theobroma cacao. Cocoa Tree. 



There are about twenty species of this tree. The Cameroon 

 country is the richest in the world for cocoa. It grows chiefly 

 in the low-lying country of the Mungo, Wari and Sanaga 

 Rivers, in the Duala and Yabassi districts and Edea ; also on 

 the slopes of the Cameroon mountains. It is much attacked 

 by cockchafer grubs (brown rot) and bark bugs. The world's 

 supply from T. cacao has been going on for five hundred years, 

 and consequently has developed varieties showing a marked 

 difference from the original type. 



Syctopetalaceae. 



Ouhanguia Klainei (Teigh.). 



District, Buea. Height, 48| to 65 feet. 



Ochnaceae. 



Lophira alata (Banks). Iron wood. Boko (Bakundu) ; Ndonge 

 (Bakwiri) ; Bongossi (Duala). 



Found in the districts of Johann Albrechts Hohe and Mbo. 

 Diameter, 7| to lOJ feet. Height, 1621 feet. The time for 

 flowering is December and January and February for ripe 

 fruit. A good, very hard wood, used for stair treads. 



