54 WEST AFRICAN FORESTS AND FORESTRY 
Sterculiacez. 
Sterculia tragacantha.* African Tragacantha. Kobei (Mendi). 
The ashes are used for soap. It yields a gum similar to 
that of Tragacanth, Astragalus gummifer. 
Sterculia cordifolia. Red Oak. K’fut (Timani); Buni (Mendi). 
Cola acuminata.* The Kola Tree. Tuloi (Mendi). 
This tree yields the Kola nut, a most valuable export. 
Very little, however, is sent to Europe, but great quantities 
to French Senegal. It contains great stimulating properties, 
and enables travellers to march long distances without food. 
The tree grows wild in certain forests, and begins to yield at 
six or seven years old. The nut is little thought of by Euro- 
peans, owing to its bitter taste. The price varies from £10 to 
£12 a measure (160 Ib.). 
Cola augustifolia.* Denbehawi (Mendi). 
A small tree, the leaves of which are used as a stomach 
medicine. The Munchis use the wood to make their short 
bows. 
Cola leonensis.* { Booni (Mendi). 
A small tree with large leaves. 
Cola simiarum.* Baboon Kola. N’goloduloi (Mendi). 
A large tree, 60 feet in height. A fine specimen of it grows 
over the wooden bridge at Kennema. 
Heritiera.* Red Cedar or Harmon. Yawi (Mendi). 
It yields a very handsome, easily worked wood, useful for 
any purpose. The fruit is edible. 
Leptonychia.* Mbagboldede (Mendi). 
It grows only to the size of a shrub or small tree. The 
leaves are used to cure thorn wounds. 
Ochnacee. 
Lophira procera.* African Oak, Red Ironwood, Ironpost. Ringa 
(Timani) ; Hendui or Endwi (Mendi). 
This tree attains about the same size of the Oldfieldia ; there 
does not seem to be any microscopical difference in the texture 
or grain of the wood. It is much used by builders, as it is 
proof against the attacks of termites. This tree also yields 
oily seeds and medicaments. 
Lophira Alata.* Katank (Timani); Endwi (Mendi). 
A small tree having seed yielding 43 per cent. oil, valued 
at £24 to £25 a ton. 
Gomphia congesta.* Colonguli (Mendi). 
A small tree undergrowth. 
Ochna sp.* 
A small tree. 
