TOGO 135 
over. 13} feet in diameter. Has a beautiful surface; is most 
useful in commerce for furniture, carriages, cases for micro- 
scopes, etc. The fruit is about the size of an apple, with four 
valves and four rows of flat seeds. 
Khaya Klainii. 
The seed vessel has five valves, and the fruit is larger than 
the last. Known as the African or Gambia mahogany of 
commerce. 
Pseudocedrela Kotschyi. Alu (Ewe); Dituturi (Tschandjo); Kri- 
bete (Asante) ; Kedemponasi (Kratschi). 
65 feet in height. The wood is of a greyish colour, service- 
able in building and furniture industry. The natives use it 
for drums and barrels. 
Carapa procera. 
Not much known, though used in Senegambia as a building 
mahogany. 
Melia Azedarach. 
A small, much cultivated tree; the purplish blue flowers 
are like the Spanish elder. The sapwood whitish, the heart- 
wood reddish. Easy to work; used in the making of 
furniture. 
Ekebergia Senegalensis. Frimiabali (Tschandjo). 
A large tree growing in the mountainous districts. Wood 
light yellow and fairly heavy, and uniform texture. 
Trichilia emetica. Adyanyapesd (Tschandjo). 
Trichiia Prieuriana. Dilifai (Tschandjo). 
These two are small trees, fairly easy to work, of a light 
yellowish-coloured wood. 
Polygalacez. 
Securidaca longepedunculata. Foji (Tschandjo) ; Dy6ro (Dyakossi) ; 
Ua magungina (Haussa); Atakpati (Atakpame). 
Small tree. A strong useful fibre obtained from the small 
branches. 
Euphorbiacee. 
Phyllanthus discoideus. Kongkonga (Tschandjo); Dantivi (Atak- 
pame) ; Kamfua (Bagu). 
A tall primeval forest tree—occasional clumps in the villages. 
Hard heavy wood of a beautiful red colour. 
Hymenocardia acida. Adudze (Ewe); Atidje (Atakpame). 
The wood is fairly hard, light brown, with the year- 
rings clearly marked. Very brittle, so only fit for 
firewood. 
