THE GOLD COAST 109 
Terminalia superba. Offram (Twi); Offram (Fanti). 
Found in the fringing forests, of great height and extremely 
straight. Branches in whorls, barely noticeable in the full- 
grown tree. Timber medium strength and hardness, light 
coloured, with discoloured patches. Works up very well, but 
of no great value for export. 
Terminalia macroptera. 
Found in the savannah forests. 
Terminalia Togoensis. 
A small tree of dry zone, of no particular value. 
Pteleopsis. 
A large tree. Timber little used. 
Strephonema Apoloniensis. 
A small tree, species little known. 
Myrtacez. 
Eugenia Guineensis. 
A large tree. Work used for many purposes. Fruit edible 
and medicinal. 
Eugenia Owariensis. 
Grows in the dry zone. A spreading tree. 
Psidium Guajava. Aduaba (Apollonian). 
The Guava Tree. Fruit edible. 
Sapotacee. 
Omphalocarpum sp. Assoro (Twi) ; Ketibubaka (Aowin). 
A workable wood obtained from it, also guttapercha. The 
seeds worn as ornaments at their feasts by Apollonians. 
Mimusops multinervis. 
Grows to the height of 60 or 80 feet, with a corresponding 
girth. Timber hard and durable, red in colour, with a fine 
grain. Its weight and hardness are against its ordinary use, 
but it is a fine wood for sleepers. 
Butyrospermum Parkii. N’ku (Fanti); N’ku (Akwapim) ; Iakuni 
(Quitta) ; Sakuni (Krepi). 
Shea Butter Tree. One of the most valuable trees, found very 
frequently. Bark thick, rough, and often gnarled and twisted. 
Flowers creamy-white, leaves straplike. The fruit is some- 
thing like a yellow plum, ripe in May. It is very similar in 
appearance to the Lophira alata, but the Shea butter tree exudes 
a white latex when cut; the Lophira does not. Timber good, 
but as the tree is usually only from 20 to 30 feet in height 
(occasionally 50 feet), it is not large enough for most purposes. 
The vegetable oil or butter has an agreeable sweetish taste, 
much used in cooking. 
