Appendix Iv

NIGERIAN TREES PROTECTED UNDER THE FORESTRY ORDINANCE

With the gracious permission of the Nigerian Forest Department and the Nigerian Government a copy of the schedule of protected trees under the Nigerian Forestry Ordinance has been inserted here.

SCHEDULE A

PROTECTED TREES

1ST CLASS TREES.

Fee, 46s.; Royalty, 10s.; Total, 56s. per tree.

(a) 11 feet minimum girth limit.

Khaya. All species except K. Senegalensis. Mahoganies. Ogangwo (Yoruba); Gedu (Benin); Digiten (Brass); Dirinshi and Odala (Ibo); Efriyo-moniba (Efik).

Entandrophragma. All species, scented Mahoganies. Ijebo (Yoruba); Onomokyukyu and Ikwapobo (Benin); Eden (Efik); Etori (Ekoi).

Chlorophora excelsa. Iroko (Yoruba); Iroko (Benin); Odji (Ibo); Nsan (Ekoi); Efriyo (Efik).

(b) 10 feet minimum girth limit.

Gaurea Thompsonii. Walnuts. Obobonikwi (Benin).

Gaurea. All other species.

Lovoa Klaineana. Anamomila (Benin).

(c) 8 feet minimum girth limit.

Sarcocephalus esculentus. Moist forest form. Opepe (Yoruba); Obiache (Benin); Owessu (Brass); Awesu (Jekri).

(d) 6 feet minimum girth limit.

Funtumia elastica. Rubber trees.

Ficus Vogelii.

(f) No minimum girth limit.

Elæis Guineensis. Oil Palm.

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2ND CLASS TREES.

Fee, 28s.; Royalty, 8s.; Total, 36s. per tree.

(b) 10 feet minimum girth limit.

Mimusops Djave. Efam (Efik); Mfam (Ekoi); Ungu (Ibo).

Canarium Schweinfurthii. Eben-etridon (Efik); Njasun (Ekoi).

Detarium Guineensis.

Piptadenia Africana. Agboin (Yoruba); Chen (Ibo); Ekhimi (Benin); Sanga (Ijaw).

Cylicodiscus Gabunensis. Anyan (Efik); Okan (Benin); Aja-igi or Olosan (Yoruba).

Agba of the Benis. Mobonran (Ijaw).

(d) 7 feet minimum girth limit.

Afzelia Africana. Apa (Yoruba); Kanwo (Hausa); Adja (Ibo); Ayin- bukbo (Efik); Aligna or Adya (Benin).

Blighia sapida. Ishin (Yoruba); Alale or Gwanja-kusa (Hausa).

Lophira procera. Eki (Yoruba); Eba (Benin); Kuru (Ijaw); Umowenek (Efik).

Tamarindus Indicus. Tsamia (Hausa).

(e) 6 feet minimum girth limit.

Mimusops multinervis. Emido (Yoruba); Apassa (Efik).

3RD CLASS TREES.

Fee, 18s.; Royalty, 6s.; Total, 24s. per tree.

(b) 10 feet minimum girth limit.

Santiriopsis Klaineana. Incense Tree. Odonomo-kyu-kyu (Benin).

Poga oleosa. Inoi (Efik); Inyere (Ekoi); Imonor (Ibo).

Brachystegia spicæformis. Ako or Eku (Yoruba); Akpakpa (Ibo); Ukung (Efik).

(c) 6 feet minimum girth limit.

Carapa. All species. Ibegogo (Benin).

Albizzia fastigiata. Ayinre-eta (Yoruba).

Albizzia Brownii. Ayinre-bonabona (Yoruba).

Pterocarpus tinctorius. Camwood. Ukpa (Efik); Nkohen (Ekoi); Uhie (Ibo); Auchi (Brass).

Pterocarpus Osun. Barwood. Osun (Yoruba); Ukpa (Efik).

Khaya Senegalensis. Dry-zone Mahogany. Ogangwo (Yoruba); Madachi (Hausa).

Erythrophlœum Guineense. Sasswood. Erun (Yoruba); Ifwan (Efik); Inyi (Ibo); Gwaska (Hausa).

Erythrophlœum micranthum. Ihi (Ekoi); Iringi (Ibo).

Schrebera Golungensis. Opele (Yoruba).

Afrormosia laxiflora. Yellow Satin Wood. Ainyesan (Benin).

Parkia biglobosa.

Parkia filicoidea. Darowa (Hausa); Irugba (Yoruba).

Pseudocedrela Kotschyi. Tuna (Hausa); Emigbegi (Yoruba).

Irvingia Barterii. Oro (Yoruba); Okherli (Benin).

Mammea sp. Bolo (Ijaw); Bolo (Brass).

Casearia sp. Ebo (Yoruba).

Otutu of the Yorubas. Aiye (Ondo).

Klaineodoxa Gabonensis. Alukon-raba (Yoruba); Ifainaki (Egba); Odudu (Ondo).

Diospyros. Ebonies. Kainya (Hausa).

4TH CLASS TREES.

Fee, 9s.; Royalty, 3s.; Total, 12s. per tree.

(c) 8 feet minimum girth limit.

Terminalia. All species except T. Togoensis.

Terminalia Superba. Afara (Yoruba).

Uputtu of the Benis.

Diospyros dendo. Obiletu (Efik).

Diospyros mespiliformis. Kanran (Yoruba).

Diospyros Mombuttensis. Ogan-pupa (Yoruba).

Diospyros atropurpurea.

Diospyros crassiflora. Aborpor (Benin).

Cordia Millenii. Omo (Yoruba).

Triplochiton Johnsonii. Arere (Yoruba); Obeche (Benin).

Triplochiton Nigericum. Arere (Yoruba).

Mitragyne macrophylla. Uwen (Efik); Ebar (Brass); Ebar (Ibo); Abura (Yoruba).

Daniellia Ogea. Ojia (Yoruba); Udeni (Ibo); Ozia (Benin).

Yinrin-yinrin of Ijaws and Ikales.

Jebere of the Ondos. Alofin (Jebu).

(e) 6 feet minimum girth limit.

Berlinia acuminata. Apado (Yoruba); Ekpogoi (Benin).

Berlinia auriculata.

Cordia. All species except C. Millenii. Aliliba (Hausa).

Pausinystalia sp. Idagbon (Ondo); Wenren-wenren (Jebu).

Microdesmis sp.

Ohiomo of the Benis.

Ewai of the Benis.

Spondias sp. Ekika-aja, Opon (Yoruba).

Saxoglottis Gabunensis. Ndat (Efik); Tala (Ibo); Tala (Brass); Edat (Ekoi); Atala (Yoruba).

Sarcocephalus sp. Opepe-ira (Yoruba).

Pycnanthus Kombo. Akomu (Yoruba).

Ormosia monophylla. Akoriko (Yoruba).

Ashasha of the Yoruba.

Alstonia Congensis. Awun, Ahon (Yoruba); Dubu (Brass); Eba (Ibo).

Parkia filicoidea. Danowa (Hausa).

Parkia biglobosa.

Acacia. All species. Gabarua (Hausa).

Butyrospermum Parkii. Shea Butter. Emi-emi (Yoruba); Kadanya (Hausa).

Pterocarpus erinaceus. Apepe, Ara (Yoruba); Madobia (Hausa).

5TH CLASS TREES.

Fee, 4s. 6d.; Royalty, 1s. 6d.; Total, 6s. per tree.

(b) 10 feet minimum girth limit.

Eriodendron. All species. Silk Cotton Tree. Araba (Yoruba); Ukum (Efik); Shakka (Brass); Okha (Benin); Akpe (Ibo); Rimi (Hausa).

Bombax. All species.

Antiaris toxicaria. Oro (Yoruba); Nuwo (Ekoi); Odjiwawa (Ibo).

(c) 8 feet minimum girth limit.

Iya-Igbo of the Yorubas.

(e) 6 feet minimum girth limit.

Tetrapleura Thonningii. Aridan (Yoruba); Dawo (Hausa).

Erythrina. All species except E. Senegalensis.

Paradaniellia Oliveri. Balsam Copaiba Tree. Iya (Yoruba).

Pentaclethra macrophylla. Apara (Yoruba); Ukana (Efik); Ukpakara (Brass).

Lonchocarpus Zenkeri.

Daniellia. All species except D. Ogea. Gum Copal Trees. Iya (Yoruba).

Cynometra. All species.

Ricinodendron Africana. Erimmado (Yoruba); Okwen (Benin).

Uapaca Guineensis. Ile (Ibo).

Uapaca Staudtii. Akun (Yoruba).

Garcinia sp. Agberibede (Yoruba).

Scottelia Kamerunensis. Okilolo (Ijaw).

Oropa of the Yorubas. Odoko (Yoruba).

Erohun of the Ikales.

(f) 4 feet minimum girth limit.

Xylia Evansii.

Trichilia Heudelotii.

Pseudocedrela Kotschyi. Emigbegi (Yoruba).

Ukpi-nikwi of the Benis. Enyin Mbukpo (Efik).

6TH CLASS TREES.

Fee, 2s. 6d.; Royalty, 6d.; Total, 3s. per tree.

(c) 8 feet minimum girth limit.

Sterculia cordata. Ogugu (Yoruba).

(e) 6 feet minimum girth limit.

Sterculia oblonga.

Pentadesma butyracea. Candle Tree. Udia Ebiong (Efik).

Adina microcephala. Kadanyar rafi (Hausa).

Anogeissus leiocarpus. Ayin (Yoruba); Marike (Hausa).

Isoberlinia. Both species. Doka (Hausa).

(f) 4 feet minimum girth limit.

Chrysophyllum. All species. Osan (Yoruba).

Polyadoa umbellata.

Baphia nitida. Irosun (Yoruba).

Baphia pubescens. Ubara (Efik).

Baphia polygalacea. Mbomo-nkuku (Efik).

Parinarium macrophyllum. Gawasa (Hausa).

Parinarium mobola.

Funtumia Africana. Ako-ire (Yoruba); Bassa-bassa (Benin).

Tamarindus Indicus. Tsamia (Hausa).

Eugenia Owariensis. Malmo (Hausa).

Vitex. All species.

Sterculia Barterii. Eso (Yoruba).

Lophira alata. Ipawhaw (Yoruba); Namijin-kadai (Hausa).

Zanthoxylon Senegalensis. Ata (Yoruba); Fasa-kwari (Hausa).

Spondias lutea. Hog Plum. Iyeye (Yoruba); Tsada-Masar (Hausa).

Cola. All species.

Ita of the Yorubas.

Hannoa Klaineana. Igbo (Yoruba).

Macrolobium. All species.

Ormosia laxiflora. Ba-fini, Makarfo (Hausa); Shedun (Yoruba).

Prosopis oblonga. Kirya (Hausa).

Lonchocarpus sericeus. Ipapo (Yoruba); Njassi (Ibo); Obong (Efik).

Dialium Guineense. Awin (Yoruba); Ohiorme (Benin).

(f) 3 feet minimum girth limit.

Adina microcephala. Kadanyar Rafi (Hausa).

Isoberlinia. All species. Doka (Hausa).

Ormosia laxiflora. Makarfo (Hausa).

(g) No minimum girth limit.

Borassus Æthiopica. The Fan Palm. Giginya (Hausa).

7TH CLASS TREES.

Fees, Nil, except when taken under a Fuel Permit.

(g) No minimum girth limit.

Acacia. All species, when in Southern Provinces.

Anona. All species. Afe (Yoruba); Gwandar-daji (Hausa).

Conopharyngia. All species.

Deinbollia insignis.

Erythrina Senegalensis. Majiriya (Hausa).

Garcinia conrauana. Efiari (Efik); Odji (Brass).

Hannoa undulata. Ikwepokin (Benin).

Holarrhena Wulfsbergii.

Kigelia pinnata.

Millettia Thonningii.

Musanga Smithii. Umbrella Tree. Aga (Yoruba); Uno (Efik); Oro (Brass).

Pachylobus edulis. Eben (Efik).

Parinarium. All species except those detailed in 6th class.

Pterocarpus esculentus. Gedar-kurumi (Hausa); Gbingbin (Yoruba).

Ochna multiflora. Toi-tsi (Ibo).

Rauwolfia vomitoria.

Spathodea. All species.

Sterculia. All other species except those detailed in other classes.

Terminalia Togoensis.

Treculia Africana. Afon (Yoruba).

Xylopia Æthiopica. Eru (Yoruba); Kimba (Hausa).

Chrysobalanus Icaco. Ikate (Yoruba).

8TH CLASS TREES.

Minimum girth limit, 12 inches.

Fees—On trees over 24 inches in girth, 6d. per tree.

On trees 12 to 24 inches in girth, 3d. per tree.

Rhizophora racemosa. Red Mangrove. Egba (Yoruba).

Rhizophora mangle. Red Mangrove.

Avicennia Africana. White Mangrove. Ofun (Yoruba).

For the purposes of this schedule, the girths must be measured at a vertical distance of 4 feet 6 inches from the ground at the foot of the tree, or in the case of buttressed trees at the place where the highest buttress merges into the stem.

SCHEDULE B

PROTECTED MINOR FOREST PRODUCE

1ST CLASS.

Fee, 15s.; Royalty, 5s.; Total, 20s. per permit.

Rubber—taken from wild rubber-yielding trees and vines.

2ND CLASS.

Fee, 7s. 6d.; Royalty, 2s. 6d.; Total, 10s. per permit.

Bamboo poles—taken from the midribs of the Tombo palm (Raphia vinifera) or other species of Raphia. Piassava fibre from the stem and midribs (leaf stalks) of the Raphia and other species of palms.

And in the Northern Provinces:

Poles, gofas, etc., not to exceed 6 inches in diameter, taken from Isoberlinia sp., Anogeissus leiocarpus, Ormosia laxiflora, Lophira alata or Pterocarpus erinaceus.

3RD CLASS.

Fee, 4s. 6d.; Royalty, 1s. 6d.; Total, 6s. per permit.

Chew-sticks—or native tooth-brushes taken from the roots of the Iyin tree (Anogeissus leiocarpus).

Native sponges—made from the bast fibres of various species of vines and lianes.

Pandanus fibre (from the screw pine) and the leaf stalk of all species of Phrynium, taken for the manufacture of mats.

Gum copal.

Gum arabic—and other gums procured from Acacias.

To face p. 234.