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Clicking any heading in the main data area (at right) will scroll the page back to this top position. Use the following links to jump to the associated section in the main data. Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Luster Natural Durability Numerical Data References Regions of Distribution Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Size Scientific Name Memecylon afzelii Trade Name Edwinani Family Name Melastomataceae Synonyms Memecylon polyanthemos Common Names Edwinani, Sa, Tai, Taisin, Te-ay-chu Regions of Distribution Africa Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Benin, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo Common Uses Furniture Heartwood Color Yellow White Green/grey Orange Yellow to golden-yellow to orange Purple Brown Sapwood Color Different than heartwood Grain Even Interlocked Straight Straight Interlocked Texture Coarse Fine Luster Dull Natural Durability Perishable Durable Tree Size Tree height is 0-10 m Bark width is 25-30 mm Comments General finishing qualities are rated as good Response to Hand Tools Difficult to machine Numerical Data Item Green Dry English References Cooper, G.P., Record, S.J.,1931,The Evergreen Forests of Liberia,Yale School Forestry Bulletin,31,pp1-153 Irvine, F.R.,1961,Woody Plants of Ghana,O.U.P. London Keay, R.W.J., et al,1960,Nigerian Trees Vol.1,Nigeria Federal Department of Forest Research, Ibadan