''Baphia pubescens'' is a medium size tree common in
Guineo-Congolian forest
The Guineo-Congolian region is a biogeographical region in Africa straddling the Equator and stretching from the Atlantic Ocean through the Congo Basin to the Congo / Nile divide in Rwanda and Burundi. Formerly, this region was largely covered in ...
. It is known as in the
Akan language
Akan () is a Central Tano languages, Central Tano language and the principal native language of the Akan people of Ghana, spoken over much of the southern half of Ghana. About 80% of Ghana's population can speak Akan, and about 44% of Ghanaians ...
of
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...
.
It is a pioneer species associated with acidic soils in Ghana. It thrives in the forest understory.
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There are medicinal uses for the bark, bark oil, and sap of the tree, as they are said to be antirheumatic and a diuretic. The wood is used to produce dye and for carpentry.]
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