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area occupied by it. In sucli places the undergrowth is not 

 of that tangled character so conspicuous in the younger forests 

 of secondary growth. The latter occur in patches along the 

 river bank and in the vicinity of the sites of deserted villages 

 and old farms. 



The following species of trees have been exploited for timber 

 in this forest : 



(a.) The Dubini, the ordinary mahogany of the moist 



forests of the Gold Coast. 



(&.) The cedar known as Punkiva (Pseudocedrela cylin- 

 drical), 

 (c.) The cedar known as Tiarna-Tiama (another species 



close to P. cylindrical). 



(d.) The Biunwe, a lofty species of Detarium. 

 (e.) The Basse, a species of Gaurea. 

 (/.} The N'Yankon (Heritiera vtilis). 

 (a.) The Baya or Yaya (Mitrayyne macropliylla). 

 (//.) The Pebedoum (Lovoa Klaineana}. 

 (i.} The Ehye, or " incense-tree " {Bvswellia or Santvriopsis 

 Klaineana) . 



Of these the species most frequently cut are (a), (b) and (c), 

 partly because their wood is most in demand and partly because 

 they are as a rule more plentiful than the others. This does not, 

 however, exhaust the list of useful timber trees to be found in 

 these forests, as they also contain such species as the Odoum 

 (Chlorophora excelsa) ; the Baku (Mimusops Djave) ; the Kokoti 

 (I'ynaertia ealaen sis); the Kishia (Sarcocephalus esculentus) ; and 

 the Emril (species of Terminalia) ; all of which yield timbers of 

 excellent local reputation. 



Other species of economic importance found here are : 



(a.) Trees bearing fruit rich in oils. 



(1) The Awama (Ricinodendron africanus); fairly plentiful. 



(2) The oil bean-tree, Athawak {Pentadethra macropJiyUa) ; 



common. 



(3) The Baku (Mimiisops Djave) rather uncommon. 



(4) The Kaku \(Lopkira procera} ; rare. 



(&.) Rubber-yielding plants : 



(1) Landolphia owariensis, iincommon. 



(2) Landolphia Droogmansiana? common. 



(3) Carpodinus hirsuta; common. 



(r.) Trees the wood of which is used for making shingles : 

 (1) The Offram (Terminalia sitperba)', common. 



(d.) Species tluit yield Gum Copal: 



(1) The Asiadua (Cyanothyrsus ogea}; uncommon. 



Besides the above, other species forming a component part of 

 ilie forest vegetation are the lofty Chen-chen (Antiaris toxicaria, 

 var. africana) ; the -Duabayi or Dual-ohm {Afronnosia la.rifora), 

 :i troi^ with a conspicuous reddish-coloured bark that peels off 

 in large flakes: the A<ww (Omphalocarpum? species); the 



