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The Ehye or incense tree (Boswellia Klaineana?). 

 The Baku (Mimusops Djave). 



(b.) Species yielding good timbers fit for local use. 

 The Kokoti (Pynaertia ealaensis). 

 The Kishia (Sarcocephalus esculentus). 

 The Emril (species of Terminalia). 

 The Dahomah (Piptadenia africana). 

 Tl>e Waw-ivaiv (Triplochiton Johnsonii). 



(c.) Species the wood of which is suitable for the construction of 

 shingles. 



The Off ram (Term/malia superba). 

 Another similar tree (Terminalia Brownei). 

 The Emril (species of Terminalia). 



Cordia Irvingii, a tree from the rain forests of the 

 Okwawu hill system. 



(d.) Species the stems of ivhich are suitable for mine props. 



The Okisibiri or Flint wood tree (an undetermined 

 species). 



(c .) Species the fruit of ivhich yields vegetable oils and fats. 

 The Awama (Ricinodendron africanus). 

 The Athawah (P entaclethra macrophylla). 

 The Baku (Mimusops Djave). 

 Carapa guianensis. 

 Irvingia Barteri. 

 Pentadesma butyracea. 

 The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis}. 



From the above list it will be seen that this type of 

 forest is very rich in oil-yielding species. 



(/.) Rubber-yielding plants. 

 i. Good class rubber. 



Funtumia elastica (more plentiful in the monsoon 

 forests). 



Landolphia Droogmansiana ? 

 Landolphia oivariensis. 

 ii. Inferior rubbers. 



Carpodinus hirsuta. 

 Landolphia Klainei. 



Besides species of Clitandra and other kinds of 

 Carpodinus. 



(g.) Fibre -yielding plants. 



These are represented by small shrubs belonging to thp 

 genera Urena, Triumfetta, Hibiscus, &c., and are weeds 

 that spring up on cleared areas. They are more suitable 

 for cultivation as an agricultural crop. 



(h.) Plants yielding dyec. 



The Nyi-Na-Kobin (Bombax brevicuspe), the bark of 

 which yields a deep broAvn-coloured far-' dye. 

 NOTE. The N'yankon is confined to the rain forests of the 

 maritime zone, and is usually not found further inland 

 than about 90 miles from the sea. 



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