Poga
Appearance
Poga | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Anisophylleaceae |
Genus: | Poga Pierre[1] |
Species: | P. oleosa
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Binomial name | |
Poga oleosa |
Poga is a genus of flowering plants in the family Anisophylleaceae. It has only one currently accepted species, Poga oleosa, a large tree found from southeast Nigeria to Gabon.[2] Its common names include afo nut, inoi/inoy nut and poga.[3] Its seeds are dispersed by forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis).[4] Local people collect and sell the edible nuts for their oil.[5] The wood, known as ovoga, is used for veneers, furniture and boxes.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 1254 (1896)
- ^ "Poga Pierre". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Poga oleosa afo nut". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
Other common names; ... inoi nut, inoy nut, poga
- ^ Beaune, David; Fruth, Barbara; Bollache, Loïc; Hohmann, Gottfried; Bretagnolle, François (2013). "Doom of the elephant-dependent trees in a Congo tropical forest". Forest Ecology and Management. 295: 109–117. Bibcode:2013ForEM.295..109B. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2012.12.041.
- ^ a b "Poga oleosa Ovoga". Forest Products Laboratory. USDA. Retrieved 7 February 2021.