50 WEST AFRICAN FORESTS AND FORESTRY 
Carapa Gayensis. 
Guarea. Satin Mahogany. Kaffi (Mendi). 
A fair-sized tree, having a grain similar to mahogany, but 
with a satiny sheen which may make it very valuable. It is 
not cut locally, but might be tried for export. 
Guarea sp. near leptotricha.* + Kaffi (Mendi). 
A tree. 
Pseudocedrela. Cedar Mahogany. Bissimi (Mendi). 
This tree grows to a very large size. The timber is similar 
to that of a tree found in Southern Nigeria, but it appears to be 
a different species; the sapwood is wider and the heartwood 
has a better colour. It is fairly common. 
Pseudocedrela sp. near P. utilis.* 
A large tall tree, yielding a handsome wood. 
Ekebergia.* 
Medium-sized tree. 
Khaya.* 
Dr. A. H. Unwin found a Khaya in a Gola forest which 
has since been ceded to Liberia. The Khayas yield timber 
(African Mahogany), gum, tanning-barks and medicaments. 
Trichilia Heudelotit.* 
Trichilia sp. near T. Prieuriana.* 
A medium-sized tree. 
Trichilia sp.* Jawei (Mendi). 
Turrea sp.* 
A small tree, from 12 to 15 feet. 
Polygalacee. 
Carpolobia alba.* Bofelei or Gibofoyoi (Mendi). 
It is a small tree called Poor Man’s Candle. 
Carpolobia lutea.* 
A shrub or small tree. 
Dichapetalacee. 
Chailletia toxicaria.* Magbevi (Mendi). 
A violent poison is made from the kernel, used by the 
natives to destroy dogs and vermin. They have also used it 
to poison well-water in hostile villages. The pulp of the fruit 
is harmless and edible. 
Euphorbiacee. 
Ricinodendron Heudelotii. Mahogany. Kino (Timani) ; Boi (Mendi). 
This tree yields a mahogany valued at 2d.—34d. per superficial 
foot. It is rather an uncommon tree, but as it seeds very 
