FORESTRY OF WEST AFRICA. Y]x 



vated for its fruit in Tropical Africa and Cape Verd 

 Islands. The natives use the powdered leaves mixed 

 with flour as a hair-wash. — ' Treasury of Botany,' 

 Lindley and Moore, &c. 



" Krookare " ( Uvaria sp.). — Leaves used in fevers. 

 The fruit is edible. Sierra Leone. — Kew Museum. 



Finger root {Uvaria Chamm, Beauv. .?). — Used in 

 Sierra Leone as a mild purgative. — Kew Museum. 



" Ogana " (Gabon), African, Guinea or Negro 

 Pepper {Xylopia ^thiopica, A. Rich.). — Tree attaining 

 60 feet high. Fruits aromatic. Sold in the markets of 

 West Africa for use by the natives as pepper, and 

 also in medicine as a stimulant. The wood is elastic, 

 and excellent for oars and masts of small boats. — 

 Casamance, 'Catalogue des Produits des Colonies Fran- 

 5aises, Exposition Universelle de 1867,' pp. 45, 46, &c. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



" Dean " of Senegal {Xylopia parviflora, Benth.). — 

 Shrub 20 feet high. Woodjused for same purposes as- 

 the last, \ and also for cabinet work. — Casamance 

 ' Catalogue - des Produits des Colonies Frangaises, 

 Exposition Universelle de 1867,^ p. 45^ •' : / ' 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



"Gbeyido" or "Wasu " {Xylopiaf polycarpa, Oliv.)- 



