436 WEST AFRICAN FORESTS AND FORESTRY 
Sterculia acuminata, syn. Cold acuminata (?). 
Much cultivated in the Johann Albrechts Hohe district 
and on the mountain slopes. The nut of this tree is very much 
used in chocolate-making and is very refreshing. 
Sterculia rhinopetala (K. Schum.). 
Height, 81} ‘to 1133 feet. This tree yields an excellent 
building wood. 
Cola sp. 
Found in the districts of (Muea) Buea. 
Cola suleata. 
It is found in the district of (Boanda) Buea. 
Cola altissima (Engl.). 
Height, 65 to 973 feet. Found in the Bipindi district. 
Cola marsupium. 
Found in the district of (Boanda) Buea. 
Pterygota Kamerunensis. 
Found in the district of Mungo River. 
Xeropetalum Dombeya. 
Found in the Dschang district. 
Triplochiton sceleroxylon (K. Schum.). Nkom (Bakossi); Ejuong 
(Jaunde). 
This tree yields a good timber and furniture wood. The 
leaves are very similar to those of the maple. Found very 
plentifully in the Cameroon country. 
Theobroma cacao. Cocoa Tree. 
There are about twenty species of this tree. The Cameroon 
country is the richest in the world for cocoa. It grows chiefly 
in the low-lying country of the Mungo, Wari and Sanaga 
Rivers, in the Duala and Yabassi districts and Edea; also on 
the slopes of the Cameroon mountains. It is much attacked 
by cockchafer grubs (brown rot) and bark bugs. The world’s 
supply from 7’. cacao has been going on for five hundred years, 
and consequently has developed varieties showing a marked 
difference from the original type. 
Syctopetalacee. 
Oubanguia Klainei (Teigh.). 
District, Buea. Height, 482 to 65 feet. 
Ochnacee. 
Lophira alata (Banks). Ironwood. Boko (Bakundu); Ndonge 
(Bakwiri) ; Bongossi (Duala). 
Found in the districts of Johann Albrechts Hohe and Mbo. 
Diameter, 74 to 10} feet. Height, 162} feet. The time for 
flowering is December and January and February for ripe 
fruit. A good, very hard wood, used for stair treads. 
