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Maesobotrya cauliflora. 
A small tree; has conspicuous red fruit 
Mesobotrya sparsiflora. 
A small, little-known tree. 
Megabaria Trillesii. Chuiansa (Apollonian). 
Small tree bearing poisonous fruit. 
Microdesmis puberula. Aforwa (Wassaw); Offenma (Ashanti) ; 
Chuiansa (Apollonian). 
A small tree. Wood very useful in the making of agricul- 
tural instruments, also chew-sticks. 
Uapaca Heudelottii. 
A large tree ; very common on river banks. 
Hasskarlia didymostemon. 
A small tree; wood of little worth. 
Hymenocardia acida. 
Hymenocardia Chevalieri. 
The Hymenocardia are both small trees of the savannah 
forests. 
Hxcecaria. 
Small tree of the savannah forests. 
Phyllanthus reticulatus. 
Small tree of the savannah forests. 
Bridelia ferruginea. 
An antidote against poisons. 
Bridelia atroviridis. 
Not well known. About 10 feet in height. A small tree 
of the savannah forests. 
Discoglypremna caloneura. 
A small tree of the savannah forests. 
Eleophorbia drupifera. Kamhan (Fanti); Dudu (Apollonian) ; 
Ajurlo (Krepi). 
A small tree growing near the sea. 
Cleidion Gabunicum. 
A small tree. Chew-sticks obtained from it. 
Antidesma venosum. 
Antidesma laciniatum. 
Antidesma anbryanthum. 
A white latex obtained from it. 
Anacardiacez. 
Spondias lutea. Atwaba (Fanti); Atawa (Ashanti); Twani 
(Apollonian) ; Tongoma (Aowin); Akukan (Quitta); Akukan 
(Krepi). 
Found in the fringing forests. A very fine tree. Fruit 
edible, called Hog-plum—like yellow plums in appearance ; 
a sharp, acid taste, not unpleasant. 
