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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. Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Luster Natural Durability Numerical Data Polishing References Regions of Distribution Response to Hand Tools Scientific Name Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Identification Tree Size Scientific Name Pseudospondias microcarpa Trade Name Akatani Family Name Anacardiaceae Synonyms Spondias microcarpa Common Names Akatani, Akataw'ani, Bagambanimpyata, Doleke, Dowei, Dueke, Emiri, Ka-dibia, Kata'wani, Kataw'ani, Kekerakuchi, Muziru, Okika, Okika aja, Onyangba, Osunyane, Pohn, Sunyan, Tamia Regions of Distribution Africa Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zaire Common Uses Light construction, Posts Heartwood Color White to cream Yellow to golden-yellow to orange Red Greenish to greyish Grain Even Straight Straight Texture Fine Fine Luster Low Pronounced Natural Durability Perishable Tree Identification Bole/stem form is buttressed Bole/stem form is fluted Tree Size Tree height is 0-10 m Response to Hand Tools Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Polishing Fair to Good Results 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 Eggeling, W.J.,1940,Indigenous Trees of Uganda,Govt. Printer Entebbe Uganda Hedin, L.,1930,Etude sur la Foret et les Bois du Cameroun,Haut-Commissaire de la Cameroun Irvine, F.R.,1961,Woody Plants of Ghana,O.U.P. London Keay, R.W.J.,1964,Nigerian Trees Vol.2,Nigeria Federal Department of Forest Research, Ibadan Unwin, A.H.,1920,West African Forests and Forestry,T. Fisher Unwin Ltd. London