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INFORMATION L 
FQRFIGN WOODS 
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Forest Products Laboratory, - Forest Service 
U. S. Department of Agriculture 
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ODOKO 
Scottellia coriacea A. Che v. 
Family: Flacourtiaceae 
By 
JEANNETTE M. KRYN, Forest Products Technologist 
Division of Silvicultural Relations 
Distribution and Habitat 
There are more than 70 genera in the family Flacourtiaceae, widely distributed 
throughout the tropics. The genus Scottellia occurs in V/est Africa from 
Liberia to southern Nigeria and is reported to be abundant (2, k, 6) .— 
The Tree 
Size 
Odoko varies from a medium height of 50 to 60 feet to a maximum of 100 feet, 
usually with a straight bole . Diameters range from about a foot to 2 or 3 feet 
(2, k, 6). 
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"Maintained at Madison, Wis., in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin. 
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"Underlined numbers in parentheses refer to the list of numbered references 
at the end of the article. 
Report No. 1973 -1- Agriculture -Mad is on 
