326 FORESTRY OF WEST AFRICA. 



Dyer, C.M.G., ' Linnsan Society's Journal,' vol, xx., 

 p. 405. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



Cabbage Tree of the West Indies, Angelin of 

 Trinidad {Andira inermis, H.B.K.). — Tree 20 to 30 

 feet high. The bark is anthelmintic and a powerful 

 narcotic, and requires much care and judgment in 

 using it. The tree is said to afford a valuable timber, 

 and by some is credited with being the source of 

 Partridge wood of commerce. — ' Treasury of Botany,' 

 Lindley and Moore, &c. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



Barwood or Camwood {Baphia nitida, Afzel.). — 

 Erect shrub, 8 to 10 feet high. ■ The wood is of a deep 

 red colour and hard, with a fine close grain. Its chief 

 use is as a dye, for which purpose it is imported into 

 this country to the extent of about 300 or 400 tons 

 annually from Sierra Leone. It usually comes in the 

 form of trimmed logs about four feet long and one foot 

 in diameter. It yields a brilliant deep red colour, with 

 which the English Bandana handkerchiefs are dyed. 

 The powdered wood is used by the native women on 

 the West Coast of Africa to paint their bodies ; 

 amulets are also made of it, and they use it in their 

 Fetish ceremonies. — 'Treasury of Botany,' Lindley 

 and Moore. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



M'Pano {Baphia pubescens, Hook, f ; B. laiirifolia, 



