188 WEST AFRICAN FORESTS AND FORESTRY 
Bombacacee. 
Bombax Buonopozense. Fuld or Folé (Tschandjo); Sanbigo 
(Mangu). 
Grows on high ground and also by the streams. Height 
about 1624 feet. A marvellous sight when covered with its 
crimson blossoms. The bark is smooth and bright grey, with 
rough cracked appearance. Of small account in commerce. 
Adansonia digitata. Adido (Ewe); Kuka (Haussa); Dadie 
(Asante) ; Kelle (Kratschi). 
Called also bread-fruit tree. 
Ceiba pentandra. Wu (Ewe); Komu (Tschandjo) ; Ogu (Anago) ; 
Ju (Akposso) ; Huti (F6). 
Wood little used, though it should be valuable in the cellulose 
factories. 
Eriodendron Nigericum. 
Sterculiacez. 
Sterculia tragacantha. Akplé or Loloé (Ewe); Kaderabobo 
(Tschandjo). 
Sterculia tomentosa. Akpoklo or Bofuti (Ewe) ; Modetu (Tschandjo) ; 
Bolusila (Mangu) ; Oduduku (Atakpame) ; Kelipotu (Kratschi) ; 
Apokpo (Anecho). 
Sterculia oblonga. 
The wood of these three trees is soft and of little value. 
The fibre strong and tough. Tree medium height. 
Cola cordifolia. Uuti (Ewe); Dagbongbore (Tschandjo) ; Nutssu- 
nutssu (Anago); Anwolo (Akposso) ; Eussii (Misahéhe). 
A huge tree of the Gallery Forests, also found singly near 
villages. The leaves are a foot long. The wood hard and heavy, 
used in Senegambia for strengthening the coast and for rafters. 
Cola acuminata. 
The tree resembles the poplar. Proof against the attacks 
of insects; useful for carriage and furniture-making, and ship- 
building. 
Cola laurifolia. Jojau (Kabure). 
The wood is very pliable and used in the making of bows 
(for shooting). 
Cola caricifolia. Alensuneku (Atakpame). 
Cola astrophora. 
Cola supfiana. 
Cola Afzelii. 
Triplochiton Johnsonii. 
Triplochiton Nigericum. 
Pterygota Schumanniana. 
The wood of these five trees is little known. 
