438 WEST AFRICAN FORESTS AND FORESTRY 



Bhizophora mangle (Roxb.)- Mangrove. Tanda (Duala). 



It grows freely on the coast of West Africa. The bark is 

 much used in tanning. 



Alangiaceae. 



Alangium hegonifoUum. 

 District, Buea. 



Combretacese. 



Combretum cinerea. 



It grows in the Dschang district. 

 Terminalia superba (Engl, and Diels). Nkom (Bakossi) ; Bokome 

 (Bafo) ; Bokome (Bakundu) ; Djombe (Bakwiri) ; Mukonja 

 (Duala). 



Height, 65 to 97i feet. It grows abundantly throughout 

 the Cameroon country, but especially at Johann Albtechts 

 Hohe. The wood is hard, light yellow and close grained ; much 

 used for making windows and shutters. 



Melastomaceae. 



Amphiblemma polyneuron 



District, Johann Albrechts Hohe. 

 Memecylon macrodendron (Gilg.). 



Height, 48| to 65 feet. Found in the Bipindi district. 



Araliaceae. 



Schefflera Hookeriana (Harms.). 



Found in the Buea district. 



Myrsinaceae. 



McBsa lanceolata. 



Found in the Dschang district. 



Sapotaceae. 



Miinusops sp. 



Mimmops Djave (Laness), (Engl.). Nsab (Bare) ; Bonjabi 

 (Bakundu) ; Njabi (Duala). 



Found in the districts of Johann Albrechts Hohe and Mbo. 



Height, 178| feet. Diameter, 6| feet. There is frequently 



a clear bole of 97| feet, containing 6,380| cubic feet of wood 



(181 cubic metres). The nuts are much valued locally as food. 



Chrysophyllum Africanum. 



District, Johann Albrechts H6he. 

 Chrysophyllum macrophyllum. Wonjanja (Bakwiri). 

 District, Johann Albrechts Hohe and Buea. 



