Poga | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Anisophylleaceae |
Genus: | Poga Pierre |
Species: | P. oleosa |
Binomial name | |
Poga oleosa Pierre |
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. Its common names include afo nut, inoi/inoy nut and poga. Its seeds are dispersed by forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis). Local people collect and sell the edible nuts for their oil. The wood, known as ovoga, is used for veneers, furniture and boxes.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Poga oleosa Ovoga". Forest Products Laboratory. USDA. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Poga | |
Poga oleosa |
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