TOGO 147 
Composite. 
Vernonia Senegalensis. Avenya (Ewe); Tusima or Tingma 
(Tschandjo). 
The only one of the family which attains a height of 194 
feet, and stem of 6 or 7 inches in diameter. The leaves are 
a greyish-green ; the flowers, a yellowish-white, appear in great 
masses. The wood is fairly heavy, light brown in colour, and 
very easy to work. Of the many varieties from which the 
twigs and roots are used for brushes, this one is the most 
valuable. 
