110 WEST AFRICAN FORESTS AND FORESTRY 
Mimusops. sp. Opapea (Twi); Opepeli (Fanti). 
Vegetable oils from all the Mimusops species. 
Mimusops Djave. Baku (Twi); Baku (Fanti); Baku (Ashanti) ; 
Makure (Apollonian) ; Makwe (Aowin) ; Abaku (Accra). 
Vegetable oils and fats obtained from M. Djave. A very 
good timber-tree. 
Vincentella ampressa. 
A new species. A large tree, found growing on the river 
banks. 
Chrysophyllum albidum. 
Edible fruit. Not so well known as Chrysophyllum Africanum. 
Chrysophyllum Africanum. 
The Star-apple Tree, often cultivated for its fruit, and also 
as a shade tree. 
Ebenacez. 
Diospyros mespiliformis. 
A tree of the fringing forests—the Ebony Tree. Very 
abundant. Of medium size, 50 to 60 feet in height, 6 to 8 in 
girth. The heartwood is usually streaked with brown. The 
larger trees are generally hollow. 
Diospyros Mombuttensis. 
Diospyros xanthoxplamys. 
Oleacez. 
Schrebera Golungensis. 
Found in the fringing forests. Very uncommon. A large 
tree ; timber very good. 
Loganiacee. 
Strychnos emarginata and others. 
Anthocleista sp. 
A medium-sized tree, near fresh-water swamps. Large 
white flowers. _ Wood of no special value. 
Anthocleista magnifica. Honum (Twi). 
A small tree with very large leaves. 
Anthocleista nobilis. Otendui (Fanti); Tendeba (Apollonian) ; 
Tendeba (Aowin). 
A small tree, of little value. 
Apocynacee. 
Landolphia bracteata. 
A vine-like tree. Does not yield rubber. 
Landolphia ferruginea. 
Like the above. 
