BRITISH SPHERE OF THE CAMEROONS 439 
Omphalocarpum Radlkoferi (Pierre). 
Height, 65 feet. Found throughout West Africa. This tree 
yields timber and a sort of gutta-percha. 
Butyrospermum Parkii (Kotschy.). Shea Butter. 
District, N. West Africa. This tree yields a gutta-percha- 
like resin, edible fruits, and from the seeds a fat (Shea butter). 
Omphalocarpum Pierreanum (Engl.). 
Height, 65 to 81} feet. Found in the district of Bipindi. 
Ebenacee. 
Diospyros sauveolens (Gurke). Ebony. 
Height, 324 to 482 feet. Found in the district of Johann 
Albrechts Hihe. 
Diospyros atropurpurea (Gurke). Ebony. Efindofindo (Bafo) ; 
Findefinde (Balong); Epindepinde (Bakundu); Findefinde 
(Bakwiri) ; Epindepinde (Duala). 
District, Johann Albrechts Héhe, Bipindi and Buea, and 
Muyuke. The tree flowers in April and May; the fruit is ripe 
in October. It yields timber, tanning and dyeing materials, 
mucilage, edible fruit (date-plums), fish-poison and medica- 
ments. The wood is very hard and of a yellowish colour, the 
bark black. It is principally used for furniture. 
Diospyros megaphylla (Gurke). 
Height, 324 to 48} feet. It grows near Bipindi. 
Diospyros Bipindensis (Gurke). 
Height, 483 feet. It is found in the Bipindi district. 
Diospyros Kamerunensis (Gurke). 
Height, 483 feet. Found in the Bipindi district. 
Diospyros Dendo (Welw.). 
Height, 483 to 65 feet. It is found throughout the 
Cameroon country. , 
Diospyros Gilgiano (Gurke). 
Height, 483 to 65 feet. Found in the Bipindi district. 
Diospyros nsambensis (Gurke). 
Height, 482 to 65 feet. Found in the Bipindi district. 
Diospyros mamiacensis (Gurke). 
Height, 482 to 65 feet. 
Diospyros aggregata (Gurke). 
Over 65 feet in height.’ Found in the Bipindi district. 
Diospyros incarnata (Gurke). 
Height, 32} to 39 feet. Found in the Bipindi district. 
Diospyros mespeliformis (Hochst.). 
The sapwood is yellowish-white and close-grained. It is 
very useful in turnery. The tree is found widely spread over 
West Africa. 
