IV. NOTES ON INDIGENOUS TREES 
Pandanacee. 
Pandanus Togoensis. Kpa (Ewe). 
6} feet in height. 
Pandanus Kerstingii. Aba& (Tschandjo). 
324 feet in height. 
Graminez. 
Oxytenanthera Abyssinia. 
Bamboo. 19} feet to 26 feet in height. 
Andropogon Sorghum. Wo (Ewe). 
Used in broom-making and roof-covering. 
Palme. 
Raphia vinifera. Ala (Ewe); Taro (Tschandjo) ; Kpaké (Anago) ; 
Ollo (Akposso). 
Leaves used for brooms and brushes, mats, baskets, weaving, 
etc. 
Phenix spinosa or Phenix reclinata. 
32} feet high. Leaves, weaving nets, etc. 
Eleis Guineensis. 
Oil palm. Covering for roofs from leaves. 
Weaving of all kinds, coco fibre, carpets, brushes. Nuts. 
Borassus flabelliformis or Hyphene Togoensis, Hyphene coriocec. 
Plaiting for hats, nets, etc. 
Carludovica palmata. 
Flagellariacez. 
Flagellaria indica L. 
The tough outer stems used as ropes. 
Bromeliacee. 
Ananas. Atéto (Ewe). 
An attempt has been made to bring the Togo pineapple 
into the markets, but without success. Fibre much used in 
weaving, etc. 
Liliacee. 
: Dzogbeblébe (Ewe). 
Sansevieria Guineensis. Baugbaningbamu (Tschandjo). 
Long, flat leaves, 4% feet long. Fibres useful in commerce. 
Bowstring hemp. 
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