44 WEST AFRICAN FORESTS AND FORESTRY 
Pachypodanthium Staudtii.* 
A large-boled forest tree, with grey, rough bark, of which 
the timber is very hard to saw. 
Stenanthera hamata.* 
A small tree. 
Uvaria Afzelii.* 
A tree of 15 feet in height, with very heavy-scented flowers. 
Uvaria sp.* 
A tall, straight tree, with blackish-green longitudinally ribbed 
bark. 
Uvaria macrocarpa.* Finger Root. 
This tree is found 15 feet in height. The root is used 
medicinally by the Creoles, and by them called Finger Root. 
Myristicacez. 
Pycnanthus Kombo.* White Cedar. Kuwul (Timani); Boye 
(Mendi). 
It is a very tall tree, attaining a girth of 12 feet, which is 
cut locally, but not for export, owing to its soft wood and open 
grain. 
Moringacez. 
Moringa pterygosperma.* Horse-radish Tree; or Oil of Ben Tree. 
The oil in the seeds is 38 per cent., and they are valued 
at £9 a ton in London. The oil is suitable for lubricating 
clocks and watches. The wood is not used. 
Rosacez. 
Parinarium macrophyllum.* Gingerbread Plum. Ndawei (Mendi). 
It is a small tree bearing a fruit the size of a goose’s egg. 
The fruit is the edible ginger-plum. 
Parinarium excelsum.* Rough-skinned Plum. Abbis (Timani) ; 
Ndanwi Badgi (Mendi). 
This tree attains a large size and seeds very readily. It 
yields a useful hardwood; is felled locally and for building 
purposes. The grain of the wood is too open to be of much use 
for export. It is of a reddish-brown colour. The pulp around 
the seed is eaten. 
Leguminose. 
Paradaniella thurifera.* Ilorin Balsam Tree. Bessi (Timani) ; 
Bessi Kpessei or Gbassei (Mendi). 
A quick-growing, soft-wooded tree, pretty evenly distributed 
through the forest. It attains a girth of 9 feet and a bole 
length of 30 feet. It is cut locally for house-building and other 
