Poga

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Poga
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Anisophylleaceae
Genus: Poga
Pierre [1]
Species:
P. oleosa
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

  1. 1 2 Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 1254 (1896)
  2. ↑ "Poga Pierre". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Poga oleosa afo nut". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 7 February 2021. Other common names; ... inoi nut, inoy nut, poga
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. 1 2 "Poga oleosa Ovoga". Forest Products Laboratory. USDA. Retrieved 7 February 2021.


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